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Thai Talent: Benz – Small girl, big voice

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Thai Talent: Benz – Small girl, big voice

First entry of the Thai Talent category is Nuttwadee Niroka, nickname Benz (nope, not related to the car). Benz is a talented young girl who lived in Bangkok and Udon Thani and will start to study English at University soon. This short collection over here shows some videos she helped me to create for my [...]

Thailand: Land of Smile, Land of Copies – Lack of thinking!

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Thailand: Land of Smile, Land of Copies – Lack of thinking!

‘Sascha, you know what is missing here? The ability to think’ That quote of one of my colleagues over here at Udon Thani Vocational College says it all and I couldn’t agree more. During a conversation we had last week we tried to figure out why Thai people would rather spend their time searching for [...]

The Student-Farang Dilemma

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The Student-Farang Dilemma

This is a short post about something that’s kinda bothering me right now. It’s regarding my work as a teacher so if you’re more into the travel stuff of my blog, feel free to skip this entry. I already wrote about the fact that many students here at the college, when getting older, tend to [...]

Why I stay in Thailand (for one more term)

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Why I stay in Thailand (for one more term)

This time it is not an april fools joke, this time it’s the real deal. Last week I signed my contract with the Udon Thani Vocational College and extended my stay for one more term. Even though I am not getting rich over here (actually I am far away from financial freedom or wealth) and [...]

Thailand 2010 – First Three Months – a short review

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Thailand 2010 – First Three Months – a short review

December is always the time for reviews and reflections. What happened, what was good, what not, etc. Since this blog is about Thailand I would like to only review my time in Thailand. Until now, only three months. But already a lot to talk and think about. Same same, but different At first there is [...]