Daily Routine

The alarm clock is set for 6:00 am, but I rarely sleep that late. First thing is a shower. For Westerners, the thought of a wet-floor bathroom is very unusual. Water is not contained, but instead gets all over the floor. Rule #1, make sure that you pick up all of your stuff. The trick is to do everything in the bathroom while the floor is still wet - no back and forth. This can be a bit tricky.



Shower

Wet Floor

After getting dressed, I go down for breakfast. Some food I recognize and some I don't. I eat a bowl of rice porridge (soup) every morning, usually with fruit, a piece of toast, and some coffee. Eggs are not common. I keep yogurt in the mini-fridge in my room. I eat some form of rice 2-3 times per day.

Faculty don't show up until around 9:00 am, so I have some time in the morning to read / respond to email and work on my blog. The hotel is a distance away from campus, so I take the free shuttle bus to work. It's nice and convenient. No need to speak in Thai, just get on and get off. Easy breezy.

Campus Shuttle Bus

I eat lunch at the student center, usually with others. It's largely an open facility where birds fly through and dogs roam. It has many small shops and businesses, all of which are student-oriented. There's a number of food booths, so many choices. After work, I usually eat at the night market and return to the hotel. I watch a little bit of television or read, then another shower before bed.



Student Center
Outside

Student Center
Inside