One of the most exciting aspects of Thailand to me was the temples I knew I would be visiting. In Thailand, women are not allowed to touch Buddhist monks. I have two students who are child monks so I must be conscious of my distance. I learned that Thai men are Buddhist monks at one point or another in their lives for a few months. I was able to sit down and speak to a Buddhist monk with what little Thai I knew and it was an amazing experience. My co-teacher translated between the both of us since we were both curious about one another.