So folks, I decided to get down and dirty and face the music and really engage myself in the community and have done so by getting a teaching gig here in Chiang Mai. The class is pretty wonderful, the students are intelligent, interesting to talk to, and have taught me as much as I have taught them, both culturally and personally, so I'm learning a great deal, and not stressing over teaching as I have done many a time before in the past. The class consists of students between the ages of 15 and 29, some are college students, many are college grads, and a few have M.A.'s in Education (like myself) from Thai universities. Pretty amazing. I made a gargantuant falafel feast the other night for several of my guest house friends and made the
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