MicahJohn

Category: Thailand

  • Cookies

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    Today several students from my homeroom came over to make cookies. We had a lot of fun. We made chocolate chip cookies, spritz cookies, snickerdoodles, and sugar cookies. The cookies all came out great! When we were all finished my students cleaned up the mess. Can life get better than piles of cookies with no…

  • Party, Apology, and a Cookie Press

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    The last night of November my neighbors had a party. The party included two things apparently essential to any Thai shindig: drink and (loud) karaoke. The neighbors generally behave themselves, so I figured one night of loudness is probably excusable. The next time the neighbors saw me, they brought me a plate of fruit and…

  • อูมามิ

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    Tonight I went to a free concert hosted by the makers of อูมามิ seasoning. Several of the actors from my favorite Thai sitcom แฟกทอรีที่รัก were on stage during the evening. I was reminded that laughing is a good thing.

  • Responsibility

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    Today one of my students from last year joined me for lunch. It kind of surprised me because usually his lunch is the next period. It turns out he was skipping class to finish an assignment on the topic of being responsible.

  • Pies

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    This evening I made a pumpkin pie and two pecan pies (without Corn Syrup). Tomorrow I get to taste them. I’m a little nervous. I was unable to use the recipes I was familiar with (due to a lack of ingredients), and it had been awhile since I’d done any baking. Things didn’t go as…