Student Teachers
The young students in Uttaradit, Thailand are learning English, and enjoying the class very much. Their teacher, an American girl named Sandra, is a little different from most other teachers. Like some of her students, Sandra is a teenager. In fact, she is still a high school student! Sandra is part of a program called the Inside Thailand Cultural Exchange Program, where English-speaking high school students visit this Thai village to teach English and to learn about Thai culture.
Mac Bakewell and Boosaba Nualhing are the directors of the inside Thailand program. Mac and Boosaba met and got married in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Mac taught English to middle school students in Uttaradit. he wanted his students to enjoy learning, so he started a pen pal program for them with American students in the U.S. the Thai students and the American students enjoyed writing to each other very much. Soon, the Thai students invited the American students to visit them. That was 10 years ago, and that was the beginning of the Inside Thailand program.