Be Like Chris: Preparing Effectively for Term 1 Midterm Exams in Thailand
Those who fail to prepare should prepare to fail. This is a common and popular saying I’ve heard repeated many times before and can be used in many aspects of life, both professionally and personally. And it’s certainly apt when it comes to school and to study for our many students as the mid-term exams […]
Be Like Chris: Sharing a Personal Guide to Living in Buriram, Thailand
30th April 2021. Almost 3 years ago now and when my current journey inside Thailand began in earnest. 3 years, but feels like yesterday. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Let me rewind. In the spring of 2021, I had already spent 15 slow months at home in Ireland as on-off COVID lockdown […]
Be like Chris: BFITS Teachers Training and the Year Ahead
I have been thinking about how best to approach this blog and have decided to tackle it twofold, as the title suggests. I wanted to create a blog that might appeal to new teachers starting out in their careers here with BFITS Thailand but also write something that might have some resonance with our more […]
Be like Chris: Experience Thailand’s Epic Songkran Festivities in Buriram
It’s finally here. The big one. Thailand’s biggest and most widely celebrated festival of the calendar year. A time when families are reunited. When friends get together in great numbers. When good people who work tirelessly all year round finally take some time off. When the streets are awash with water, though not a drop […]
Be like Chris: Enjoying The Bright Challenge 2024 #BeyondAI Experience
At 8.00 am on the morning of Wednesday, 24th January, I arrived at my school as normal, though this was not to be a normal day. I teach at Buriram Pittayakhom (BP) School in lower northeast Thailand. Meeting with 2 of my Thai colleagues and a small number of our students in the BP BFITS […]
Be like Chris: A Reflection on My Time in Thailand
I have now spent over two and a half years in Thailand, and while the time here seems to move faster than elsewhere, I am still enchanted by the happy memories I create on an almost daily basis, both personally and professionally. I first arrived in Thailand in April 2021, and after a slightly inauspicious […]
