Honest to god, those are the names of the schools I’m being asked to choose between - or my mother’s cat moved to Thailand, grabbed my phone, and sat on it. (It would definitely be Tiki.)
Two days ago, Amanda and I were asked to consider different contracts. After debating between our old and new contacts, we settled on the new one. Therefore, on Sunday we will be moving to Nong Khai City.
In reality, it was a super easy decision: better location (25km from the Laos capital), more money, and now we’re in the same school! It’s a brand new program within an international school. In the US, think of it as a new Gifted and Talented program for a foreign language. Amanda will still be teaching English - but now it’s going to be more advanced to prepare students for university studies. I will still be teaching Math and English, but now I will also be teaching Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computers, and Health. And the best part: I get the equivalent of 10th-12th graders now!
However, by the time we got our new contracts, we had already been with our Chaiyaphum group for two days. Honestly, I haven’t met a single person from this group that I don’t like. We have yet to meet anyone from our new school. I’m nervous that they won’t be quite as spectacular as the Chaiyaphum group... but one way or another, we’re now headed very far north for a job that starts on Monday morning!
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