Stories about Working Abroad in Bangkok
He Went For A Walk in the JungleMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443] There is an air of mystery about the Jim Thompson home in Bangkok.
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Life behind that smileChang Noi - changnoi1 [625] It is 12 o'clock in the night and I'm eating Phad Thai at Sukhumvit road. My girlfriend is working and I return to her apartment to go to sleep. Her apartment is one 16-sqm room (incl. the bathroom)...
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Volunthai TeachingJim Algie - jalgie [989] Volunthai is a program sponsored by a university in North Carolina that sends young travellers to teach English in rural Thailand at weekend camps for young people. Unlike the Peace Corps, where...
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The Seven Hour Load of LaundryTara Russell - taravrussell [694] One of the mega-perks of living in our serviced apartment is that we now have a washer/dryer (one machine). The concept is great, and entertainment from the actual machine will keep me in good...
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Letter from AmericaKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Sawatdee Khun Daeng! Well, I have been back in the Benighted States for a few months. There is much to tell, though much cannot be told because Thailand and America are in some ways incommensurable;...
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Apologia Pro Mea Loca, or Why I Live in ThailandKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Every now and again, somebody asks me why I live in Thailand. Usually the questioner is well intentioned and curious, but sometimes suspicious or confused. The mixed intentions are especially evident...
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Prometheus Unbound: An Interview with Artist Ian DouglasCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,110] It's a long way from the boughs of the Sherwood Forest to the mango groves of suburban Bangkok, and nobody knows that better than Ian Douglas . However, for this artist, poet, and once itinerant ESL...
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The Bettering of BangkokSamantha Brown - sbrown [779] Think of Bangkok and you'll probably think of sex tourism: the neon of Nana Plaza, the pingpong shows of Patpong, and the sleaziness of Soi Cowboy. But these are merely three modest strips in a...
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