For this month’s blog I would like to take a look at one of the most impressive schools in Thailand: Varee Chiang Mai School (VCS) Built by Ajarn varee The owner and director, Ajarn Varee, has built from scratch a modern and very well equipped school that is on a par with any school in … Read more
I’m sitting writing this blog to the sound of cicadas producing their screeching song outside my window, and the feeling of sweat running down my chest and back, which means to most Chiang Mai people it’s the hot season. March to May it gets Hot The rains here stop in November, and apart from occasional … Read more
It’s been an interesting few weeks since my last blog: floods, a knee operation and the start of the Premier League season. I am going to focus on performing arts in Chiang Mai for this blog post, but before I do that, I will update on what’s been happening here. I also need to move … Read more
A few weeks have passed, so time to talk a little more about life in Chiang Mai. For this blog I’m going to visit the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery. It’s an absolutely fascinating place for people who want to know a little more about members of the foreign community who have lived, and died, here … Read more
Often teachers new to Chiang Mai will ask me about the best schools in this city for a well-qualified foreign teacher, and I always mention the Dara Academy (โรงเรียนดาราวิทยาลัย). According to Wikipedia its student enrollment of 7,000 is the highest in the north, and to cope with such a large student population it employs over … Read more
My Path to Chiang Mai – John Quinn I want to confide to you my reasons for falling head-over-heels for an old, hot, occasionally wet, sometimes dusty but never boring lover: Chiang Mai. Way back in 1990 I backpacked from Australia back home to the UK. Travelling through the Nusa Tenggara islands of Indonesia I … Read more
Note that this interview took place several years ago and some of the information has changed, especially regarding the TCT and its role and requirements for teachers. We keep this interview here for historical reasons. For more information see also: Thai Visa options The TCT Teaching License Interviewees Mr. Dhwatchai Chaikan, Head of Private Education … Read more
