We're going to Chainat!

We learned the other night that we have a job teaching in Chainat (or Chai Nat), about 120 miles north of Bangkok in the Central Plains. We're very excited to have an idea of where we will be in Thailand and the name of our new city.

From what we know so far, Chainat itself is small, but on the river (a bonus) and not touristy. With the lack of major tourism, there isn't a lot on-line about Chainat or in any of our books, but we're excited to learn more. It will definitely be an opportunity for us to really immerse ourselves in Thai culture and a community.

The school we have a placement in only has 5 classrooms, about 125 kids, and is a Kindergarten/Primary school. Our guess is that we'll be teaching the very basics!

If you want to check out Chainat's placement on the map, use Google Maps and search "Muang Chainat, Chainat, Thailand." The city center appears to be to the left of the red arrow that Google places. The river that runs through town is the Chao Phraya River. We don't know where our school is exactly or what part of town we'll be living in yet. More to come as we prepare to move. Only about 2 1/2 weeks away!

Thailand bound

WELCOME to our blog!

This is the spot where we will be keeping you posted on our journey through Thailand (and beyond).

We will be departing for Bangkok on April 18th. At this point we don't know where in Thailand we will be placed, but we are excited to see what the unknown brings.

Stay tuned...

Cheers,
Tyler & Amye