MicahJohn

Month: October 2008

  • Traffic

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    Ubon is a smaller city than Beijing, but someone unknown to me has successfully diagrammed (what in the States would be considered) the lawlessness of the traffic here. If you haven’t experienced the reality of these diagrams, you may find this video helpful. ___________ Thanks Steve

  • School

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    I’ve now been back to school for a week (with Thursday off!). I miss my old schedule. Particularly I miss the wide open spaces for lunch (at standard lunch times). I also am not a fan of teaching first period three days a week. Fortunately, I’m tough. I will survive odd lunch times and first…

  • Back in Ubon

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    17 hours in a bus. Too tired to say more.

  • Doi Suthep

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    So today I rented a motorcycle (Honda Click) for about $5. I put about $2 worth of gas in it and set off up the nearest mountain. One of the first things I came to was a rather grand temple. The stairs alone were rather imposing. Next I arrived at the winter palace. There were…

  • Used Books

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    So I stumbled upon a cluster of used book stores today, all selling English books. I started with the store that looked most promising. When I finished with that store and went to checkout, I found I had already exceeded the wallet’s supply. Used paper backs in English are not as cheap in Thailand as…