Monday, November 14, 2005

Back of a motorcycle

I just took my first ride on the back of a motorbike. Wow!! That was awesome, a high, I really liked it!!
I took a taxi to the University to speak to the Auzzie director of the TEFL program. The university is like this little city in itself situated right against the mountains and a preserve with lots of nature. It is great, just my cup of tea, and I should be able to get a room there for absolutely nothing!! And then i'm only a 10 minute ride into the main town.
The TEFL program looks great and the director was super interesting, really laid back, and he offered to give me a ride on his scooter to show me the university and then ended up taking me to my guest house. It wasn't sexual or wierd, he's married, but i was definitely holding on to him. He directs the English language program and is also a PHD in Buddhism and Philososhy, so this seems to be right up my alley. He also has a bunch of different connections so a job shouldn't be hard at all!!
He was saying that a lot of people will go teach in Korea, Taiwan, or Japan for 3-6 months and then come back and live in Thailand for the rest of the year, just because it costs so much less to live here than it does to live there, so there are many options!
I'm definitely going to rent a motorbike tomorrow though and go explore the outskirts of the city. It would be cheaper long term to buy one and resell it than to take taxis or tuk-tuks everywhere.

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