Teaching in the school was a great experience and an excellent way of really getting to know the Thai people. As a primary school teacher in the UK , I really enjoyed the new challenges and rewards of teaching English to 14 - 18 year olds in my Thai school. Having learnt primarily through text books and rarely having heard English spoken around the school, the students' speaking and listening skills generally lagged far behind their reading and writing of English. Many of them were very shy to speak English, lacking the confidence that they could do it correctly (I fully empathised with that when I tried to speak Thai!). However, with lots of encouragement, praise and fun, they were keen to have a go and I felt privileged to be working with such motivated students. Thai students (and teachers) are quick to see the funny side of things and always work best when lots of 'sanuk' (fun) is the order of the day - lessons were generally full of amusing games and lots of laughter. They also like their karaoke and on more than one occasion I faced a room full of people saying 'Sing a song! Sing a song!' However, they did not seem to mind that my choices were often bizarre and my tune not quite in key - it was all sanuk! I was also given the opportunity to visit and teach at some local primary schools - an experienced that I loved. The teachers were so appreciative of my visit and the pupils were fired up to repeat and giggle over absolutely everything this strange farang lady had come to say.