"things are going to start happening to me now"

so yay! i finally started actually getting involved in this program and found something to do that i am interested in. tomorrow i am going to go with three other people to interview some teachers and administrators at a slum school. we are looking at the kind of relationship the teachers and the school has formed with the kids from the slums, what kind of exceptions they have made in light of their circumstances, and hopefully will find out how these teachers think extreme poverty has affected these kids' education. it should be cool because the school we are going to is known for being really close with the community and pioneering some interesting programs to deal with impoverished families. anyway that should be cool, i have to right the questions tonight and everything because it goes better if our interpreter knows where we are going with our questions in advance. i was getting worried because all the causes people have been getting behind here just don't strike me; i.e. proper disposal of medical waste and locations of dams. but helping kids is something i can get behind. also for dinner today i had fried (? i'm not exactly sure how they prepare them) maggots, silkworms, grasshoppers, crickets, and silver dollar sized crabs for appetizer. anyway i'm feeling pretty good about being here and everything now, so sorry if i gave the impression that i was not before. it rained all day today, which is not exactly out of the ordinary but nonetheless a little annoying. all the teachers say that it is funny how all the students love to go out and play in the rain while all the thais run inside, they think we are insane. i have definitely gotten over the urge to play in the rain. moral of the story: go out and try a fried maggot, they are like extra crunchy popcorn.