Pretty Much Thai.

So I met more friends this week at Pom's place! I feel like I can definitely understand Thai a lot easier--the problem is communicating my understanding. Which is probably why most of the children who are not officially my students are unwilling to speak English with me--they simply can't. The education they receive in school isn't enough for them to speak with native speakers, and it's difficult. Which also explains why my students are chatterboxes in Thai but the minute I ask them to speak in English, they clam up and refuse to make eye contact with me even though I'm. Standing. Right. In Front. Of them.

But it doesn't make them any less cute, as proven below:


Hello, M3/3--you guyz r adorbz.



And I love you too, M3/4.

I mentioned previously that my nickname was Chompu, which means 'rose apple'. After chatting with them again, they've given me an official Thai name: Siprai. Which means 'beautiful'. Liu Siprai would be my Thai name, Chompu my Thai nickname, LuuLuu my Thai teacher name...

You know you're officially a part of the Thai community when you've got a Thai name, a Thai nickname, a Thai teacher name, and you go to the local Thai vegetarian restaurant twice a day.

I guess I'm pretty much Thai now.