February 14- Valentine’s Day- Wan Kang Guam Rak!
Valentine’s Day, the trophy winner of all Hallmark holidays, is celebrated with as much enthusiasm here in Thailand as it is in the U.S.- if not more. The students couldn’t sit still in classes. I think they felt we should have some kind of holiday from classes to celebrate the occasion. Considering the amount of other holidays and days off of class, the teachers didn’t even flinch at this thought. Business as usual. But the students came to school with roses by the boatload, heart stickers, humongous red teddy bears, and chocolates. I got a few stickers, roses and chocolates from students, which was very sweet. I just thought the whole day was such a hilarious scene, so much red, so many flowers. I think some students just bought flowers that morning to carry around for themselves, not necessarily to give away.
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| Roses, roses, roses... |
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| A chupa chups bouquet- that's right! |
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| The large red bear is mildly frightening |
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| a shop in town |
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