livin' po'

laundry!

this is what it looks like when you get your laundry back in thailand!

TEFL in Thailand

we're exhausted after a week of classes. can you tell?

Kelsey

Kelsey is in my TEFL program, and her rad tattoos deserve an entry. also, her boyfriend Paght (sp?) is a professional Muay Thai Boxer! SO COOL!

with love from...me!

view from the top

that's my language school from my balcony! i have no excuse for showing up late...

blister mania

yoga in bangkok with steph

monsoon season in thailand

try

i should have written this a while ago, but here goes: i am currently staying in Thailand. the reason i am here is simple: to take the TEFL course and gain international accreditation to teach English, and to try and find a job outside of pakistan.

it was two years ago that i left dublin for karachi knowing full well i did not want to move back. it took these last two years to get used to the oppression and frustration i felt on a daily basis; to turn on switches and never have electricity, and to turn on faucets and not have water. and yet, through each of these minor crises, i knew i was so fortunate and so privileged.

i started hating the city a little less, but i started hated the people a whole lot more. i tried fighting sexism and homophobia through my teaching, but i realized everyday the obstacles i faced. i did my best though, and now i am here, in the hopes of doing something new, and being somewhere different.

it scares me to know that despite this course, i may very well end up back in pakistan, because most employees do not hire people with pakistani passports, but i am optimistic. i am optimistic because i know one person who has pushed past this boundary, and i am optimistic because i will try my hardest.

i may not have white privilege on my side, but i am passionate, determined and hard working. and i believe the universe will take me where i need to be.

PLEASE

1st aug 2010