Learning to read Thai. ฉันเรียนภาษาไทยได้

Learning language is fun, but doing so on my own was hard. I moved to Thailand in 2004 and stayed for a few years teaching English in kindergarten. How fun it was, what an amazing life and experience. I practiced hard to speak enough Thai to show my deep respect for the culture and the people. I cherish those times and my courage to try something different on my own.
When I discovered the Thai Forest Monestary in New Hampshire that I would live near I realized that I would be surrounded by Thai people here in the USA. At first I spoke in my broken Thai language that I recalled from 15 years ago and I felt embarrassed. I knew my Thai language learning journey was to be renewed and refreshed… but how?
You know where this leads… here to Amazing Talker where my primary level oral Thai language skills has blossomed in the last year to reading and writing in a 2nd grade level. Amazing indeed. I have had so many hours of fun conversation with Kru Natt, a lovely Thai woman in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. We talk weekly in the early morning for me and for her it is late evening. I am the elder of the pair so her staying up late works out for me. We laugh and share stories of our lives in Thai. I learn from her skillful lessons great grammar and vocabulary. She always is flexible and sensitive to my needs with a personalized lesson planned just for me. Sometimes it's vocabulary and speaking practice, sometimes it's reading and comprehension. Kru Natt is always so good at not judging me or loading on the expectation. She is an exceptional teacher.
The next time I visit Thailand I will visit Kru Natt and bring her and her family offerings of my appreciation. She has helped me speak more confidently and she has helped me remember how my courage gets me to places I never thought I would go. The greatest thing is that I don’t have to do it alone.
Thanks Kru Natt and Amazing Talker for the language help.
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Lindsey from California and New Hampshire

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Kru Natt is my best Thai teacher -
and I found her on Amazing Talker.