Hello everyone. Already been here for 3 weeks and have experienced a huge amount. It's great! We have been visiting 4 schools in the area and one orphange - Home and Life - each week and the kids are generally gorgeous! I've also been on a trip out to the Khao Sok national park and stayed in a treehouse in the middle of a jungle. That was great although I was worried about falling out!This is the Hamster, Khoa Lak, where I live for 100 quid a month! It's owned by a Thai - Chinese couple who are lovely. Their daughter's boyfriend, Ling runs it. Here he is above, with Blanc, one of the resident rabbits. There are 2 hamsters, three angora rabbits and lots of mozzies and an annoying cockeral - throwing water at it usually shuts it up at 630am.
The Hamster is next door to the Lazy Bar and Everyday Restaurant which is where the volunteers meet every night! We are often treated to live music by Gap, one of the owners. He's a great musician. 
Here is Gap during one of his sets. The Lazy Bar/Everyday celebrated its 3rd Anniversary on saturday night with a BBQ, a big band and lots of drinking and dancing. If you every make it to Khoa Lak make sure you visit. The food and atmosphere are great and the staff are lovely.
Here are some of the lovely girls we teach. These students are 11 years old and their English is good. 
It's exam time here in Thailand and the desks had been taken to another room so we were filling in time with a photo session until a decision was made about where to teach.
It's exam time here in Thailand and the desks had been taken to another room so we were filling in time with a photo session until a decision was made about where to teach. These are sea gypsy (Moken) kids who are so tiny and placid. We all come out of that particular school feeling broody! They are so lovely.
Here we are eating (!!) a school dinner. If you think UK school dinners are bad........ever tried stewed fish heads?
Hope you are all well. I'll try to blog every few weeks. Take care. Nicola xxxxxxxxx
