Yeah, I first came here as a tourist and, after 14 days, decided to stay for a bit because my budget allowed it. But one day I suddenly realised I didn't have enough money for a return ticket because the price had shot up! 🤣 So stupid... 🤦

So I stayed and tried to survive, spending no more than 100 baht a day and gathering clams and crabs on Pattaya Beach.

​Then I discovered that white teachers are in high demand in state schools. I managed to find one with my "English" that let me work with Kindergarten 3 (Anuban 3). But it was in another province, 350km from Pattaya in the Jungle, ohh I remember that way...
I actually started learning English right along with the kids! Of course, I picked it up faster than they did, so they never realised I started from zero. 🤣
​Step by step, I learnt English at school and studied a bit of Thai in the evenings at home, since no one at that school spoke English—their level was about the same as mine! Then I moved to Primary 1, then jumped to Primary 4. For the last two years, I've worked at the Demonstration School of Rajabhat University, teaching Primary 6 and even Matthayom 1 (lower secondary school).

​I’ve lived in three different provinces, worked at 3 different schools, got to the local hospital in Lao when I went there to get my work visa, found a wife, got married. We’ve started a family and even created a child 🤣 I’ve changed my passport twice (changed and got the second one just in case), gone through various visa categories, and survived many and many challenges. Now, I’m facing difficulties again with the family visa due to the financial requirements. I've been in Thailand for three years now, since that first tour!

Maybe someday I will make a post about my way in Thailand 🤣

​Anyway, your post with the Thai alphabet picture really caught my eye. It’s very interesting to hear others' opinions and experiences with the Thai language 👍