never call people skinny chickens

Situation One:
Location: End of English Academic Class
Characters: Rachel, Class, main student of story...Not.


Rachel: What can you guys tell me about Ko Samet? I am going there this weekend.
Class: oohhhhh awwwwww
Not: Speaks a bunch of Thai I can't understand. Clearly. Then in English says well....you go there with your lover. And you just go there and (insert more Thai here.) This Thai was spoken a little slower and I knew I could for sure say it. So....
Rachel: Repeats like a parrot what Not just said in Thai.
Class: Erupts into laughter
Not: Exactly.
Rachel: Oh Christ......did I just say what lovers do!?
Not and Class : All shake their heads yes with big smiles across their face because they taught their English Teacher how to say "Bangin on the Island". (I mean I am sure there is a more direct translation...but that is pretty much what sums up what Not was getting at.)
Rachel: GREAT. Thanks for the Thai lesson today Not. I will actually be going with a group of 16 people so there will be NONE. OF. THAT. FOOLISHNESS. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND (I am bright red as class exits door...but we area all still laughing)

This class also taught me how to say....man that guy is crazy! My friend Bernardo was teaching next door and I guess is was terradactyl day because he was making so much noise! I looked toward his room and said ..."jeeez what are they doing?? He is cra cra." Then that's when they taught me how to to say "man that guy is crazy!".... in Thai and were so proud when perfect Thai rolled off my tongue. Needless to say I lighted up the mood in the room today.

Situation #2 of the day

Location: English Conversation 1 Class. Last Class of Day...my favorite.
Characters: Rachel, Class..key players...Rich, Bank, Pong, App, Best and Min.

Today in class we were talking about inventions. So they all had to invent something out of this world neat and then tell us about it. We then talked about the pros and cons of their invention. So there was some commotion going on outside the room and I saw some kids with different uniforms. App strolls in from going to  the bathroom.

Rachel: App...what going on out there? Are those your girlfriends?
App: What? No! I don't know who they are....
Pong: Thai just is spewing out of his mouth in the back of the room.
Rachel: PONG! What are you saying! I can't understand. TRANSLATE NOW!
Pong: Deer in headlight look.
Rich: HE SAID THEY ALL LOOK LIKE SKINNY CHICKENS!!!!!! (these kids are really mature....)
Class: uncontrollable laughter
Rachel: Really...ok you guys..back to presentations.

Enter large, sweaty Thai man with megaphone. ....he asks me to come next door and speak to a few students from the South of Thailand abut Conversation Classes. My class liked the idea of me talking in front of people and I like the idea of them actually telling these southerners about my class. WE ALL heard the word FEW...and I said ok great! I informed my class I would talk but they would be helping me. We walk next door.....I bet 60 to 70 students and some adults were in there. I had to PUSH about 15 boys who are always to little bad asses and 6 shy thai girls into this room. I took a deep breath and introduced myself. Shaking. Then I had a few of the students help me out and say a few things about our class. Every single one of them would not make eye contact with me afraid I would choose them and looked like they were trying to melt into the walls. I felt like they looked but I had to set a good example. I just was not READY for this.
Rachel: Just an intro of myself, where I was from, and how much I loved teaching this group of students..blah blah blah
Rich: Aw my teeecher. She is so nice and so funny. I really like conversation class. But I really like how beautiful my teacher is.
Rachel: I snatched the mic away so fast...thank you Rich. Aren't you just so sweet I say red as a tomato. Who wants to go next....I let them know there are no repeats allowed.  (Rich is the biggest smart ass I have in 12 classes. He was saying that to
1. suck up
2. make the rest of the class laugh
3. and I think he just likes being a little smart ass in general. He got the whole room rolling. )
Pong: I really like the game hot seat. It is when someone is in a chair in the front of the room and...blah blah he explains the game and since he is a real crowd pleaser he makes one of the students get in the hot seat. I WAS DYING.
Mim: Today we...we create...things. Machines...and present.
Best: I liked Thanksgiving. Teacher Rachel let us share snacks and tell us about Thanksgiving. We had party with cake. I liked that.
Bank: I have this conversation class after hard class where it is very strict. Then I get to come here and talk to my friends and  Teacher Rachel It rerax me. I like that.

AWWWW I love my students. I gave everyone a 10 for the day who was brave enough to talk. We all got back into the classroom and we all had been so nervous we could not stop laughing. I told Pong it was Karma and I blamed him for calling them all skinny chickens why we ended up in there.....

THANK YOU Thursday for making me smile and laugh as much as I did today