Today I had the chance to do yet another English camp in the Ubon area. This time it wasn't with a big school or anything. It was about 40 kilometers from town and it was very small, private language school. The school was located in a shop space, consisting of three very small rooms. It definitely had a different feel, compared to what English camps in the past were like.
About forty students participated, and when I think about the English camps that were comprised of five hundred students, today was a piece of cake. Teaching was a little tight because of the space issue, but other than that it was fine. The students were very nice and energetic. And on top of that their English was not bad, it was a lot of fun to interact with them.
In the morning, Erin, Esther, and I were separated; each of us teaching a different level and then rotating in shifts. It seemed to work out well. At lunch time we broke to eat and the English camp's hosts took us out to eat. All the food was really good, especially the sumtum (papaya salad.) I usually don't really enjoy this because often it's very spicy, but this dish was a different kind and it was more sweet than spicy. I really enjoyed it and I'm kind of bummed that I just discovered it.
After lunch, the three of us brought the groups together outside and played English games for the last two hours. It was pretty chill English camp and another great experience outside of my school. I was especially happy to see this language school in the midst of the country. Without it, many of these kids would not have the chance to learn English. The people in charge were also really nice and I could tell that they truly enjoy teaching the kids. It's exciting and comforting to see other teachers love what they do and even more so to see kids that love to learn ;]
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