I can't quite fit everything into a backpack, but one carry on and a bag do it now for 3 weeks. Even I am tired of the outfits by the time I come back!
We wear very specific clothes to work - long pants with the "color of the day" shirts! It will be fun to see how much those color of the day suggestions are carried out. Remember in grade school and high school we had certain color days - only the really in people knew the color so the rest of us ambled through the week clueless! But Thai colors are on Wickipedia so I am prepared!
Off hours are much more free and casual for clothing than any other country. In Morocco we had to cover knees and elbows any time we went out. India we had to cover shoulders, knees and often heads. Even in Russia the churches required skirts and head covers. Thailand apparently is all shorts and tank tops! We'll see if that applies to women over "a certain age" - as I was surprised it did not in South Africa and China! The white ankles and knees got many frowns. I wonder what the "certain age" is...
All the items are spread out in the spare room ready to check off and pack up. One last load of laundry...dryers are a luxury we have seen nowhere.
Flying Asiana via Korea and then to Bangkok. Teaching English in grade school. Going one weekend to Koi Samui. Those are all the plans I have - the rest is adventure!
We wear very specific clothes to work - long pants with the "color of the day" shirts! It will be fun to see how much those color of the day suggestions are carried out. Remember in grade school and high school we had certain color days - only the really in people knew the color so the rest of us ambled through the week clueless! But Thai colors are on Wickipedia so I am prepared!
Off hours are much more free and casual for clothing than any other country. In Morocco we had to cover knees and elbows any time we went out. India we had to cover shoulders, knees and often heads. Even in Russia the churches required skirts and head covers. Thailand apparently is all shorts and tank tops! We'll see if that applies to women over "a certain age" - as I was surprised it did not in South Africa and China! The white ankles and knees got many frowns. I wonder what the "certain age" is...
All the items are spread out in the spare room ready to check off and pack up. One last load of laundry...dryers are a luxury we have seen nowhere.
Flying Asiana via Korea and then to Bangkok. Teaching English in grade school. Going one weekend to Koi Samui. Those are all the plans I have - the rest is adventure!
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