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Good morning from Bangkok, Thailand!
I am on my way to work.
I'm about to walk on a really busy street,
so I will show a few pictures of my walk
and catch up with you at school.
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♪ Good morning teacher! ♪
♪ How are you today? I'm fine, I'm okay♪
Now that I have coffee,
I will properly introduce myself.
My name is Kittia and I am from Tennessee.
I took the online TEFL course last January,
and as of tomorrow,
I will have been in Thailand for 11 months.
I chose ITA after a lot of personal research,
but also after a referral from a friend.
I took the online course
which worked perfectly with my full time schedule
as I transitioned into moving overseas.
My story in Thailand started in October
when I arrived on a Wednesday without a job,
and was working by Monday morning
at a well-known Thai school.
I found my first job through Craigslist
and I actually worked through an agency.
You can work for schools directly,
which I recommend.
The agency I worked for
really helped me out at first.
They placed me at a really good school
and it was great until -
I previously worked at a well-known
Thai high school in the heart of downtown Bangkok
and now I work at a very small international school
right outside of Bangkok.
[Pencils Hitting The Floor]
The agency I worked for did not help me find an apartment
It was all on my own, very confusing, very difficult.
About a month process
when I first arrived in Thailand.
But, my current school did help me find
where I'm living now.
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I'm on my way home.
I just had a Thai class.
I just started Thai class last month,
and it's been a really interesting experience.
It's been cool,
because over the last 11 months
I've learned quite a bit of Thai,
but I've never really been able to
put it all together.
So, it's really cool to be on the other side
of the classroom and learning the language.
Learning the language has not been necessary;
I've gotten by just fine without it.
But it's a really cool experience
and it gives me a much better understanding
of the culture I'm living in.
Alright guys, time to sign off.
Today was great and I had so much fun.
Make sure to follow me here
to follow all of my adventures in Thailand
and ask me any other questions you might have.
I'll see you next time.
Bye!
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