Jam Night at the Jam House

This past week was one of the more intense weeks of training. We had our mock language proficiency interviews last Thursday and alot of preparation was done for that. Plus I think we've all moved past the "honeymoon" stage of being in Thailand and have started experiencing the initial stages of culture shock...and the frustration of still not being able to fully communicate with our host families. The weather this past week has also been pretty rough--the previous weeks were actually pretty nice and cold-- but this last week was HOT. I got sick and I know a couple of the other trainees weren't feeling too well either.

Because we were heading to another province the next day for an AIDS conference, we got to stay in the hotel on Thursday night after our interviews. Most of us headed to this local place called the Jam House and it was exactly what we needed! Drinks; good, lighthearted conversation (because we've been divided into smaller groups for language, hub nights are the only time we all get to be together and catch up); and ALOT of dancing and singing. It was the perfect way to cap an intense, busy week and kick off the weekend! Peter, Garret and AntonEj, John, Sheila, Tara and MelanieSinging "We are the Champions"Still singing "We are the Champions"Y-M-C-ASome happy (and fairly "tipsy") volunteers