Amethyst – Its 9 o clock on a Saturday (seriously) evening and Richard and I have just come back from an evening swim under the stars. The water was a bit cooler than usual this evening and while we were floating and star gazing (we saw Orion and what Richard thinks is the ISS- International Space Station that orbits the earth), we could hear the music from a nearby beach restaurant. I cannot explain the feeling of total relaxation and peace. Once again, we were reminded of how blessed we are to be here and be experiencing this life and adventure together.
This week end has been a much needed break after our first week on the TEFL Course. The course material is not difficult, just a hectic amount of work to get through. So much information to take in, especially for us. For the bright youngsters we have in our class, it’s probably a breeze.
We are already at the stage where we can plan an English lesson from start to finish and will be teaching our first adult English lessons in next week at a Private Language school here on Koh Samui. Our first class teacher practicals are also already booked and we will be teaching at a new school here on Koh Samui. The class will consist of approximately 20 pupils, ages on average 16 years old. And yes, we both are very nervous or should I say I am nervous, Richard is petrified. LOL
Yesterday afternoon was quite cool as we were taken around the island as a team. Although the tour included some of the places we had already been, we also got to see “The Mummified Monk”, the Temple of “Guan Yu” and Hin Ta and Hin Yai (Grandmother and Grandfather) rocks in Lamai Beach.
The Mummified Monk apparently foresaw his own death which happened in 1973 when he was 79 years old and busy meditating. After his death, his body did not decompose completely, so his followers placed his body in a meditative position in a glass caskel as was requested in a written instruction he had left.
Guan Yu is a Chinese God of War, who is respected by the Buddhists as he was a peace loving deity who tried to prevent confrontation and limit battles.
The Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rocks, are natural art forms and resemble the genitalia of a male and female. (seriously, click on the link and read more).
Our last stop was at the beach where all just relaxed, chilled and swam together, chatting and getting to know each other better. The bus brought us all back to the center and the socializing continued on, into the early hours of the next morning for all the youngsters. Richard and I decided to give them their space to let their hair down without having us “oldies” around to cramp their style.
Time to call it a night as we have a big day tomorrow, our snorkeling expedition” booked with Emma from the Bob Reggae Bar.”
Irie man…………………..
You guys must be awfully busy. No blogs for four days. Good luck for your first English lesson. I’m sure the kids will love you. Gave Nicole a big “mommy” hug in church this morning. Enjoy next week. Lief jou
Hi Sis. Yes its been hectic and now 7 days since our last blog. Hopefully once the course is completed and we are settled in Cambodia we will be able to get back to daily blogs. Thanks for keeping up with our blogging and for always leaving a comment.