Sticky Rice For One - Softcover

Hoare, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434361799 ISBN 13: 9781434361790

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2008

Synopsis

"Sticky rice for one" was born following many wonderful experiences encounted by the author.The stories are written diary style and are not just about teaching experiences but also encompass cultural differences,traditional customs,social and psychological adjustments.It is about learning from one another from two very different worlds,it is enlightening to discover the problems may be similar but are approached in different ways according to culture.Subjects include,School sports day,Loy Krathong festival,Meditation weekend in the rainforest,school trip to the seaside,songkran [Thai new year],Thai wedding,visit from the princess.The author talks of the highs and lows not of just a foreigner but of being alone in a foreign land.The road that was paved with rocks towards establishing a good rapport between student and teacher,and the respect shown toward each other.The staff room experiences where the Thai teachers themselves were keen to improve their English as the author was as keen to learn Thai and as a result wonderful relationships flowered."sticky rice for one" was written with future teachers in mind, people thinking about going abroad alone but are afraid to take that giantstep forward out of their comfort zone.But this book could be used as a learning tool about living in a different society,or simply a lighthearted look at what goes on in the world around us.

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About the Author

Following a colourful nursing career Janice decided on early retirement.Leaving her husband and two sons at home in Tarleton a small country village near Preston in the north of England she embarked on the journey of a lifetime,teaching English on the other side of the world in Thailand.Janice had some teaching experience in her nursing career and on a previous homestay trip to Thailand with her husband and her younger son.Following a six week TEFL course in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand a job was offered at an all girls school in Chiang Mai where her year long teaching contract began.Janice always dreaded teaching teenagers and this is just the group that she would be teaching.The first day of teaching on entering the school gates Janice felt like a small child starting school for the first time and nearly walked back out of the gates.Not surprising as the school was so big with over two thousand students attending.This year long adventure turned out to be not just a teaching experience but a great learning curve for Janice.On her return to England in April 2006, armed with a completed diary and memories the epic adventure "Sticky rice for one" began.This is not the end as Janice plans to retire to Thailand with her husband Len in the near future

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1434361799
• ISBN 13: 9781434361790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148