swimmming, Vallapa
17.10.14
I really like to swim but I don’t know how. I have always had to use the floaties.
#15
dog, j'june
dog, J’June
17.10.14
This is my first dog. It was a mix between a boxer and a Thai breed. He was very aggressive so had to wear a muzzle. He was a very good football player and I was very happy playing with him. I had him for three years but then he got a disease in his stomach and died. He was white and had a pink nose.
#12
hand, rachan
hand, Rachan
17.10.14
I was five years old when I first saw this painting in my house. It was a man in yellow with a glowing head. I was curious and asked my dad, "Who is this man?" He told me it is Buddha. I wanted to learn about Buddha so I researched in many places. The painting is still in our house.
#17
snorkelling, jareinokwan
snorkelling, Jareinokwan
17.10.14
I love to snorkel. I was ten years old when I learned how to do itl. It was in the south of Thailand.
#9
mango, rasinthra
mango, Rasinthra
17.10.14
When I was a young girl, I was really naughty. I saw a mango in the tree and really wanted it. I climbed up to get it and got bitten by lots of ants.
#7
kickball
Kickball was how we spent the majority of our time during recess in fifth grade. I was not particularly enthusiastic about the game but it was what everyone did...and so I played.
#18
halloween
One of the best things I got when my dad took my brother and me on our first trick-or-treating excursion in downtown Wheaton. Small town joys and no concept of what kids expected at Halloween on my part. I was rather fond of it for its longevity compared to the other candy we received
#17
cactus, pakwan
cactus, Pakwan
14.10.14
I have a cactus garden. I grow them and name them. This one died a long time ago. It didn’t have a name yet.
#16
butterfinger
My fourth grade teacher would have these random math quizzes and if you were the first one complete and correct, you’d get a candy bar of choice. I’m not sure why I always picked a Butterfinger bar as it’s not as peanut buttery as other options and I love peanut butter. I ate way too many that year. I found one recently in Bangkok when I was there for a conference and for nostalgia’s sake, purchased one. Extremely sweet and it would be my very last one.
#16
ESL
Though I attended an American school for Kindergarten, as a third language, I didn’t use English often enough so was put in ESL class upon arriving in the US for first grade. It was most memorable for filling me in on American culture and way of life and one thing that stands out was learning how to set the table–placemat and all. This was the simple version. I could not believe how much cutlery was involved in a full setting. Such a contrast to a pair of chopsticks and perhaps a Chinese soup spoon.
#15