#sobpad

Okay, so I am struggling with having inadequate resources for my new volunteer teaching position, and how much my $425.17 a month stipend actually covers after feeding myself. I want to do paper mache letters with the students, get prizes to give out with games, buy art supplies, English workbooks, and other learning materials. I need things for the classroom, like dry erase markers, glue sticks, a stapler, construction paper, safety scissors, paint, graph paper, colored pencils, crayons, rulers, blocks, shapes, flashcards, etc. I also would like to buy a pair of glasses that aren’t broken and tied to my head with fishing line. Apparently, I need to step up my appearance while in school. Thai people dress pretty conservatively, and thus far my attempts at covering myself up and looking like I didn’t crawl out of a gutter have proven inadequate (I got some feedback from more than one teacher…yikes). I don’t want to be offensive or culturally insensitive, so I need to fix this. I set up a paypal account for anyone who wants to make a donation. Even a few dollars translates to some really helpful school supplies.

paypal.me/madtolivemolly

Here are some examples of costs: Colored pencil set 240 baht ($6.80) Pack of 5 pencils 30 baht (.85) Package of construction paper 200 baht ($5.67) A shirt a grown woman might wear 200 baht A skirt that is not ripped and is of appropriate length 280 baht ($7.94) English workbook 20 baht (.57) (one per child, classes have 7-30 children, and I teach nine classes)