On the first day of the New Year 2017, I made up my mind to go to Thailand to teach English as a volunteer.
在2017年元旦那天，我下定决心去泰国做英语支教志愿者。
At the beginning, all I cared about was travelling and seeing the world.
起初，我只想着旅行和看看这个世界。
I didn’t know how fantastic my life would be in the coming months!
我不知道接下来的几个月里，我的生活会变得多么精彩！
My journey began with attending TESOL certification course in my home state of Florida last February.
我的旅程始于去年二月，我在家乡佛罗里达州参加了TESOL认证课程。
After 3 weekends of study and another 40 hours’ study online, I received my TESOL certificate.
经过三个周末的学习以及另外40小时的在线学习，我拿到了TESOL证书。
I was asked to contact Philip, who is Program Director of the Teach in Thailand.
有人让我联系菲利普，他是“泰国支教”项目的主任。
After discussing with Philip, I chose my school and after many months of excitement, I finally flew to Thailand in early April and I couldn’t wait to explore the country!
与菲利普商量后，我选定了学校；在数月的期待之后，我终于在四月初飞抵泰国，迫不及待地想要探索这个国家！
After a few weeks of single travel, I met up with Philip and the other new teachers in my program in Bangkok.
独自旅行了几周后，我在曼谷与菲利普及项目中其他新教师会合了。
It was great to meet other people who were on the same journey as me, see some cool sights and walk in Thailand’s cities!
能结识和我踏上同样旅程的人，欣赏酷炫的风景，漫步于泰国的城市之中，这感觉太棒了！
After that, I attended the week-long seminar.
之后，我参加了为期一周的研讨会。
At the end of the seminar, I was transported to my school—Anuban Buriram Primary School.
研讨会结束时，我被送往了我的学校——武里南小学（Anuban Buriram Primary School）。
I truly love my job—I teach Grades 5 and 6 and I have the cleverest and most active kids in the world.
我真心热爱我的工作——我教五年级和六年级，拥有世界上最聪明、最活泼的学生。
It’s a truly fantastic thing that you can see the difference you make in someone else’s life, right in front of you!
能够亲眼看到自己给别人的生活带来的积极改变，真是一件极其美妙的事！
Buriram is a small city with green rice fields.
武里南是一座有着绿色稻田的小城。
People here are more friendly than anyone I’ve ever met—I’ve never been anywhere where a smile is so easily received, where everyone you pass is so friendly to say “Hello” and “Good morning”.
这里的人比我见过的任何人都要友好——我从未去过一个地方，那里的微笑如此容易被接纳，每一个擦肩而过的人都会友善地说一声“你好”和“早上好”。
I’ve been taken out to countless dinners, and been lent a guitar, a camera, and I am given Thai treats and the most delicious fresh fruits many times a week.
我被邀请出去吃过无数顿晚餐，借到了吉他和相机，而且每周都有很多次收到泰式点心和最美味的新鲜水果。
I only hope to repay them in the future.
我只希望将来能够报答他们。
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