AHHHHHHH!!!!!!

The students were mostly a great bunch. We had a really nice farewell dinner at a restaurant nearby. We ate and then took lots of pictures.

Some were going out for a drink on the last night together and we might have gone along except they like to start the party around 11 - waay too late for me. And then ---Carol was embroiled in a drama last night when one of the students had not returned to the hotel by the time she was to leave for the airport at 4:30 AM. I voted to go back to bed and let her call her parents and explain why she needed to reschedule her flight home, but Carol and the other adults were more sympathetic. When the student stumbled back in not knowing what time it was, the Thai University liaison went way above the call of duty, called a taxi, rode with her to the airport, walked her through the ticketing process and escorted her to the immigration line. We are all concerned that the girl learned nothing from the event. After six weeks of "youth hostel" accommodations, we are ready to up scale a bit. Out of the University Hotel and into the Shangri-La. Soooooo nice. We have a very nice room on the 15th floor overlooking the river. We were able to check in early - around noon and have enjoyed an afternoon of luxury. Comfy bed, beautiful view, lots of hot water and it is clean to boot. Hard to beat.

It is nice to be in a completely different place and responsible for no one but ourselves. We plan to relax and have a comfy place for Carol to grade papers and then on to the famous beaches of Thailand.