Moving is stressful!
Yet, when everything you own fits into a backpack, that stress significantly decreases.
In truth, my move from Nakon Nayok to Lopburi wasn’t stressful at all.
It was exciting!
Soon enough I’d get a new apartment, meet new people and start a new job.
I was ready.
Lopburi is not an unheard of place to many people that travel around or live in Thailand. It’s on the backpacker’s route and was made famous to many people in the UK by the popular TV show Idiot Abroad.
Basically, it’s a city overrun with monkeys, making it an intriguing place to visit, or if you’re a TEFL teacher, to live in!
At my new school, Anuban Lopburi, I worked with 6 other foreign teachers and taught Math and Computer, as well as English. My experience there included some of the best months of my life. Lopburi has a good expat community and there many things to see and do.
The department of the school we worked in was an MEP (Mini English Program), which meant the students had a decent level of English. Well, better than anything I had experienced before. This made teaching a lot more fun.
Lopburi itself is a cool city. My colleagues and I had mopeds for the duration of our stay, so we had the freedom to explore the surrounding areas and see some of rural Thailand.
To any TEFL teachers looking to work in Thailand, I seriously don’t think you can go wrong with Lopburi. Especially if you are worried about the culture shock, Lopburi has a few western restaurants and bars so you can have a good balance of Asia and home.
So, if you see a job vacancy for this city, GO FOR IT!
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How would I get there from other big cities? Traveling Asia this autumn. Sounds fun!
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Train or minivan from Bangkok or a night train from Chiang Mai. I recommend you stay at Nhooms guesthouse! Enjoy your trip!
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And I will have no trouble finding a monkey and it’s safe to let them climb on you? Meeting a monkey could be one of the highlights of the trip. Thanks a lot.
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Excellent! You’ve sold it to me. We were gonna do the Bangkok to Chiang Mai journey in one go but a little stop won’t hurt.
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Good! 🙂 You won’t regret it!
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Any other tips for Thailand and surrounding countries?
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I’ve done most of SE Asia and I dont have many negative things, so all of it! Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Thailand were probably my favourites though!
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That’s good to hear. This trip will probably be Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Laos time-permitting/we find an easy route to the country.
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No trouble? haha its impossible not to be bothered by them. But yes, most are harmless and really fun. You should definitely check Lopburi out. Its unique.
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I’m really enjoying your blog! I studied abroad for about 8 months in Thailand and absolutely adored it. I love that you’re encouraging others to teach in Thailand and giving them a real perspective on working outside of Bangkok or the iconic beaches. It’s so great to see the small towns! Hope you’re enjoying it!
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Thank you! I bet you had a great time there!
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Wow, this is amazing! This post just makes me want to hop on a plane and head out there. 🙂
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Go! Go! Go!
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A great blog and wonderful images!
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Thank you very much!
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I’ve been to Thailand twice, but I haven’t known about this Monkey city. I’m missing out such an amazing place:)
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You should check it out next time you visit!
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absolutely!! Thanks for your recommendation:)
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I’d love to teach english in thailand – fell in love with the country completely 🙂 looking forward to keeping up with your blog!
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Thank you. You should do it!
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Hi, I’ve just found out I’m going to be placed at this school doing maths and computer science also this October. Sounds like you’ve enjoyed your experience – any tips?!
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That is random. You will basically be doing my old job. You will have a great time, Lopburi and the school are great. My only tip would be to not plan too many practical computer lessons because the laptops barely work. The Thai teachers are really friendly and helpful. Good luck, I’ll be interested in how you get on 🙂
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Cheers! Will be just like my old school in England then! We had 30 laptops but were sometimes lucky if there was 1 between 2! Did you have your own classroom or did you move around to each class?
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