ทรัพยากร is my new Thai name. My Thai students gave it to me and it means resource. It seems particularly appropriate as I teach graduate students when I am a graduate student myself. When all of your students have studied English for a minimum of 12 years, they need resources more than a teacher. They need someone to talk to and listen and correct not teach.

Right now though, I feel like I need some resources. Getting something done when everyone stops in to talk to you is impossible and I have at least a million important things that need to be done and really can't get done when I am being interrupted. I have to go to Bangkok for a planning meeting for the Moral Forum with the director of UNESCO on Wednesday and since I am not really needed here right yet, I think I will just stay in Bangkok for a few extra days and see if I can't get some papers written and a book of compiled reading resources for the course I Will start teaching the beginning of the month ready to copy on Monday.

Ajarn Sappayakorn - Teacher resource....works for me... :-)