Driving

Almost done with the mittens. The thumb of #2 was not to my satisfaction and needs to be frogged. Oh well, c'est la vie.

This weekend I drove a car. I suggested it to Aajaan as a half-joke type statement and dude was like "ok" and pulled over. Wow! So the first couple minutes were a lot of trying to use the turn signal but hitting the window wipers instead and things of that nature. It only took a couple minutes to get used to the whole backwards thing and learning to drive a stick has simply been invaluable to me (case in point: this story). Aajaan said "kap chaa-chaa krup (drive slowly)" and apparently in Thailand, land of no traffic laws, slowly means under 100 kmph. I was flying! It was a glorious day for all foreign teachers without international drivers licenses.

Other than that, English day is tomorrow. Its a special day when we bring holiday cheer and the gift of English language to all the children of Prabhassorn. Or 3 hours of misery depending on how you look at it.