Sports Day and STOU

11/27
The sports day was fun. Sunday morning, at 7:00 Soccer (Football) started with a women's game, there were then three very competitive, and fun to watch football games. There were many people from the surrounding community. Both men and boys played in the games. Ton, Jit's nephew played as a goalie on one of the teams. It was good to watch him play and also just to have fun. He works hard around the house taking care of his grandparents. The football games ended around 11:00 with a lunch. At 3:30 Volleyball started, I thought it was going to start earlier, but then I realized that people were scheduling around the hot time of the day, duh!

People in the community love volleyball. The game is slightly different in that people can also kick the ball over the net, like in soccer. The games including cheering, teasing, and much laughter. In Thailand people know how to play many games, because it is included in the school curriculum. I took some photographs with the digital camera, but I am not too happy with them. I also did some photography with my Nikon FM3 and the 105mm lens, I will look forward to seeing the result.

11/28
We went to STOU. I am working on my presentation. There is an outline for the presentation at http://www.cysewski.com/stou/interinfo/ It is fun to get back into the lesson creation business. I will be preparing a presentation and set of hands on experiences. Having the faster Internet access at STOU makes it easier. Tuk is a great person to work with, I enjoy taking with her when we go to STOU. She is very competent in her skills, and also very interesting. Nun, works with us also, she is helping me with Thai. She will spend next year in China teaching Thai at a Chinese University. The neighborhood around STOU is very different, sometimes it has a European feel, with bakeries and coffee shops. The area is near Impact Center. The experience in the area around STOU is very different then being in Phra Pradaeng.

11/29
Today Jit's mom goes to the hospital for a cataract operation. She will probably be in the hospital two or three days. We are getting ready to go now. Last night Jit spent some time talking with Ooy. Ooy is the motorcycle taxi driver for the community. People respect her. Ooy is around 40, she has three kids, two of them grown. She is from the Klong Toey area and is married to Lek's son. Ooy is supporting her folks who live in the park. Her dad does recycling. Ooy has had a tough life, but her values are very good, she works very hard to make a living and to support her family. There are many courageous people in Thailand fulfilling their family responsibilities.