Author: IMartin

2. Falang-Friendship-Feast – farewell party for “most of us”

Posted on 19/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Intercultural Activities

emotions, Falang, Falang-Friendship-Feast, friendship, Lao food, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, Western food

We almost cannot believe how time flew by so fast. Last week, it was already time for four of us

A somewhat different Christmas choir

Posted on 17/12/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Teams

Christmas, Laos, singing

Yesterday, on the 16th of December, we (the German volunteers) reaped the fruits of weeks’ of hard work. Since the

Smiling faces

Posted on 30/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Teaching experiences

happiness, Laos, smile

No need to explain why we´re doing this! Smiling faces in the schools in Ban Sikeud and Ban Phang Heng

First VISA run

Posted on 26/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Traveling in Laos

Buddhism

In Laos, our VISAs expire every 30 days. Therefore, we soon needed to take a trip to the Thai/Lao border.

1. Falang-Friendship-Feast

Posted on 22/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Intercultural Activities

Asian food, Falang, Falang-Friendship-Feast, friendship, Germany, intercultural competence, Lao food, Laos, Phang Heng secondary school, Western food

On Saturday, the 21st of November, more than 20 Lao and English teachers gathered at Ban Phang Heng Secondary School

Field trip to the University of Laos, Vientiane

Posted on 20/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Teaching experiences

Asian food, English, Laos, Ministry of Education and Sports, National University of Laos, Western food

Last Wednesday, we went to the English Department of the University of Laos to join their weekly „English Zone“, a

Mopsy and his friends

Posted on 14/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

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"Mopsy", body language, emotions, language acquisition, Laos, mimic art, preschool, Sikeud primary school

We, Franziska and Tobias, recently started working with English for Mopsy and me in the two preschool classes of Ban

Some early impressions

Posted on 04/11/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Teaching experiences

"Mopsy", "Singlish", Activities, dancing, first impression, Laos, singing, Total Physical Response, ways of teaching, workshop

Throughout the next days after our arrival, our schedule was packed. First, we visited all three schools supported by the

The first hours of a new adventure

Posted on 29/10/201520/09/2018 by IMartin

All Posts, Partnership

first impression, journey, Lao food, Laos

We got our first glimps of Laos after an exhausting, twenty hour journey through the tiny window of Flight No TG574: dense jungle, the absence of proper roads and the field of the giant yellow beer Lao company. The fact that we left Germany in winter confused us when we jumped off the airplane and faced a wall of 70% humidity and oppressive heat…