Ann!
I miss YOU so much! I am happy your family is good. They must be working very hard with the rainy season. I don't know how it is possible to work in the rain all day--it must be so cold and uncomfortable!
I am very good. I have a new apartment here in Washington DC. I have been working for two weeks now. My job is okay--I like it because I think I can help children in Africa. I am happy because I will start going to French class this week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I need to learn French so one day I can travel to some African countries for visiting. But it is also very stressful, so I need some time to become more comfortable with the work.
I am very happy to be back near my friends and family, especially my Mom and Dad. I missed them very much! But I tell all my friends and family about the Kanawutikorn family, and I tell them stories about you especially. I tell them how special you are, how kind and generous you are, and how you have a very bright future in front of you.
It is spring here and I am enjoying the flowers and trees very much. I will send you some pictures อีโมติคอน slightsmile
I am happy you are still trying to read. I understand this is very difficult without an English speaker to practice with. Can I suggest that you should read the books first, using the dictionary if you need to, and then read with Dom the following evening? That way you are practicing the book yourself before you are teaching it.
If this is still too difficult, you can try loading some English news stories from the internet when you have wifi available, and then reading them when you get home. This way you can learn about world news and practice your vocabulary, even if you can't practice speaking as much because the words are too big.
Or, if you can't do any of these things, one day you can just try to write down all the words you know that start with a particular letter. For example, spend all day thinking about words that begin with the letter "T." You can make a list in your head while you are working in the fields, and then at night you can read the dictionary and try to learn 3-5 new words that start with that letter, or practice spelling the words you already know. Or, you can make a list of verbs, or adjectives, or nouns, or words that speak about food, or weather, or school. These are just examples.
If you like, I can write to you with some ideas for practicing, but I know it is hard because you are working in the farm, and it is hard to get to the internet.
Also, Jan has sent me a message with her bank information. I have sent about 10,000 baht to her, which may not arrive to your bank until May 11! I don't know why it takes that long, but that's what my email said! I would like this money to be for your school--you can use it for your bus, for your books, your uniform, pens and pencils, or anything else you need to be a wonderful student. Please use it all this school year, and if you need more next school year (or earlier), please tell me how much and what it is for. I want you to be a successful, smart, confident student, and I want you to have the things you need to do this.
I want you to know I love you very much, and I think of you EVERY day. I know you are very far away, and your life is different to mine in some ways, but I feel very close to you, and I want only the most wonderful things for you in your life.
I love you nongsao!
Hayley