Christmas in Thailand, Year 5

It has been a doozy of a year with it being the 2nd year of the Covid pandemic, school shutdowns, lockdowns, late to the game vaccine availability, and the death of my precious fur baby of almost 14 years, Lucy. But things seem to be on the upside now, as long as Omicron doesn't go and blow up here in Thailand. I still miss my Lucy terribly, but otherwise, I've been teaching every day for the past few months which has been great! It was great introducing American Christmas culture to my Thai kiddos and seeing the Christmas magic dance in their eyes as they sang Christmas carols, made Christmas crafts, and even decorated mini Christmas trees I brought for them. That has helped ease the loss of my dear Lucy during this holiday season. I love being with little children and seeing the lights in their eyes as they learn and understand new things. I have some pretty amazing students. Even though I haven't reached my dream of opening my own center from my home yet, I've enjoyed being involved in students lives and welcomed into their homes to teach and even celebrate Christmas. I'm looking forward to continuing on this way in the new year and working to open my own classroom from my home in the future. Funding is currently limited so I'll continue to teach from the homes of others for now. I will make sure to post again soon and include pictures of my students. Teaching has kept me so busy with planning, printing, preparing, driving, and actually teaching that I haven't had a lot of free time lately. But I'm enjoying 2 weeks off for now so I'll make a big effort to get back on here and post a longer update. This is just my quick Christmas update! I wish you all the merriest and joy-filled Christmases and may the new year bring much peach and many blessings! Until next time, lots of love!