DAY 3 (Tuesday August, 8 2017)

Welcome to Watkhian School

I woke up early in the morning and prepared everything for today. We went to ARU at 8.00 am and ate a breakfast in the canteen. Around 8.30 ms. Sherina brought us to meet the president of ARU at his office. The president was very friendly. He gave us some advices and motivation. He said “We are family…let’s say we are your parents and you are our children so, we have to take of you because you are our daughter and son”. It was really sweet for me hehe. After speech, he gave us some merchandise and put his signature on it. 

Welcoming speech from the the rector of ARU

Receiving a souvenir from the rector of ARU

Around 10 am. Ms. Sherina brough us to the school by van of the university. My friend were going to other schools such as Pomphet School, Wat Yai Chai Mong Khon School, Satit Ayuthaya, Ayuthaya Nusorn School, and Anuban Phranakhon Si Ayuthaya School. I met with teacher Napa, the English teacher of secondary level in grade 8 and 9 and who will be my mentor during in Watkhian school.

Wat Khian School

After that I met with the chief of primary school in Watkhian and she is a Muslim. In the afternoon, teacher Napa brought me to her class which is grade 8 one. The class is consisting of 35 students. Grade 8 is divided into two classes, grade 8/1 and grade 8/2.  Teacher Napa asked me to introduce myself to the students. Thai students were very excited to meet foreigner teacher like me. They asked many questions about my personal information although they did not good in English. They read their English notebook and asked the questions to me.   

Introducing myself at M.2/1

In the office I met teacher Lathifaah or people called her Faa. She is an English teacher in grade 7 secondary school and she is a Muslim.

I and Ms. Faa an English teacher at M.1

I have my lunch with her at the restaurant in the market. We went there by tuk-tuk by paying 5 bhat for one way. Actually the school canteen did not serve halal food therefore we have to go outside the school to eat the halal one.

Woro Market 

The last subject for secondary students in Tuesday is scout while for elementary is in monday. so, they wore scout uniform in every Tuesday and every Monday for primary students. Their uniform is different compare to Indonesia scout uniform. At that time they learnt how to touch the stick when it used in the forest. 

Scout subject

The school is ended at 15.30. pm. I went home with teacher Faa and teacher Napa by teacher Napa’s car. She brought me to the dormitory. She suggested me to go to school and return home by mini bus or Ron Mueang tomorrow. After arriving dormitory, I took a rest because it was such a tiring day for me.

After a while I felt hungry then I called my friends to look for some halal food near the dormitory. We walked around the dormitory and look for the halal food but we could not find it. The street was really quite in fact it still in 8.00 pm. My coordinator said that if we want something to eat we have to buy it before night because we could not find a halal food near the dormitory and there are no tuk-tuk in the night. If we find it, it will be expensive. Finally, my friend bought rice and we cook it at the dormitory together. We have our dinner in the room with all Indonesian and Philippine students.