“Ms. Colleen, who wears these?” Ben asked as he grabbed the brown monk cloak he was wearing for our Halloween dress up day. “Catholic monks.” Ben dressed up in his brown cloak and painted his face like a ghost for the day…he really did look freaky! By the time he got to my half hour…
A Time for Everything
Have you ever had such a great vacation or time in your life where words are so inadequate that they would be a mockery to the occasion? I just did. As I was in the taxi on my way back from the airport (minus my luggage as it felt like Korea was a better place…
The Color of Nonthaburi
I got up the past 2 mornings with the monks. As I ran down the blank streets of Nonthaburi I looked at the various people dotting the sidewalks. There were the vendors that were setting up their carts, the samlot’s riding past occasionally throwing up an arm and yelling “HELLO!” and the clean up crew…
Casting Castles
“So, if I wanted to conquer this castle and its inhabitants, how would I do it?” I asked my grade 9 students on Thursday morning. I had drawn a cartoon castle on the board with people on top and me (all stick figures of course) on the ground with a gun. Aaron, my administrator had…
Dry Tears
“Ms Colleen, are you happy with your life?” Ben asks me as he comes into my room after lunch on Friday. “You know Ben, today is not the best day I’ve ever had.” “We’re you crying? Your eyes look…(characteristic jerk of the head and swing of the hair)…like crying.” “I wish I could cry. Im…