Sunday being my usual day off and the Friday afternoon announcement that local schools would be closed on Monday and Tuesday for Chinese New Year — not to mention extremely high temperatures and a huge dip in internet speed caused a great deal of relaxation (err, laziness) at the Jochim household over the past couple … Continue reading The Week That Was #2019-05
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The Week That Was #2019-04
Finally, we seem to be past the huge number of holidays and other activities that served as disruptions in the school schedule, starting in early December with Thai National Day and Constitution Day, continuing through Christmas and New Year's celebrations, Mid-Term exams, and culminating with Thai Children's Day and National Teacher's Day nearly two weeks … Continue reading The Week That Was #2019-04
The Week That Was #2019-03
This third week of the year was a little odd, albeit rather routine. I didn't teach very much this past week, which doesn't really bother me. Living and working in Thailand, you come to expect more cancellations than not. I don't ever have classes on Tuesdays at the large municipal school where I spend my … Continue reading The Week That Was #2019-03
The Week That Was #2019-02
Wow! Posts two weeks in a row.... The week of January 7-13, 2019, was fairly active in my little world extending between my home in the heart of Old Town Phuket, Thailand, and a bit west to my office in the bowels of the Central Festival mall smack dab in the center of the island … Continue reading The Week That Was #2019-02
The Week That Was #2019-01
At long last, the silence has been broken! Honestly, I start too many entries in a similar fashion on this blog. The last period of activity stretched from the end of July 2018 until i posted my New Year's Eve shaky-cam video earlier this week. I haven't checked but I believe it to have been … Continue reading The Week That Was #2019-01
Mark Joseph Jochim 