Orientation

    Last weekend was my inbound orientation... Man what a weekend of contrasts. It wasn't just paper work and information gathering the whole time, it was also full of exciting activities that the Rotarians put on.
      It started out with the information gathering part: the speeches and paperwork. I have no pictures of that (and I know all of your must wish for them). But after a few hours of all of the almost brain overload we got to get on this huge double decker tour bus and go to a silk factory! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

Raul, the boy from Mexico in my town, is on the first floor of the double decker buss.

This may look like hair, but it is really dyed (I think that's how you spell it) silk.

This is rolls upon rolls of colored silk. There were many more throughout the factory.

This person is making a pink, yes pink, silk cloth.

 After the silk factory we went back to some more information gathering, but it didn't last long until the Rotary showed us out to a nice dinner. The next day was even more learning, but then we got to the goodbyes and group hugs/pictures...

This should be everyone in my district of Thailand, but some of them might have gotten cut out.

The Brazilian, the American (Me), the Mexican, and the... I dunno, but she was probably the most help and most fun.

The Guys (All of the Exchange Students in my City... No Girls)

 On the way home we decided to stop at an old temple. I think this part was the most fun. Again I will let the pictures speak for themselves...

The name of the park where the temple was.

This looks like it is already in a picture frame, but this is a window and we are outside

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That is John, Exchange student from Brazil, taking a picture up close of the big temple.

Just a cool picture of me with the temple.

Part of the temple from afar.

 After the temple we went to a local market and had a look around. We found some cool musical instruments and exotic animals for sale.

Raul, Exchange student from Mexico, tries out a local musical instrument.

The market had eels for sale. Let me tell you, they were slimy!!

 Then it was back home and back to normal life (well as normal as living in Thailand can be).