Birthday Present

Pon’s birthday is March 4th. I really wanted to send him a gift before the week was over. I made a vocab book with all the English we covered using pictures I took at the park. It was a really fun project for me. I used a little book for business cards that I found at the dollar store.

The sleeves were very loose and I was worried the vocab cards would slip out. I found that an elastic band would keep the book tight enough so the cards didn’t move so I sewed a felt elephant onto an ouchless hair tie I had lying around.

I was up until 3 in the morning, but it was worth it. I really liked what I made.

I also made a template thank you card for when I go to ENP in May. I used a plain postcard for the body, note paper with a design for the ear and a sticker for the eye.

Soundwaves Link

Here's a direct link to the BariBari Radio blogpost that I'm featured in. The first recording is the one about ENP. I listened to it and I only cringed once when I said "banana" twice! haha I totally forgot about that moment.

SOUNDWAVES 2-8-10

SHOUT OUT: I just want to give a special thanks to Jeremy, who hosted the show (and invited me!), Nana, who helped us record the show, and of course, Radio BariBari FM 78.9! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to promote and share about the elephants in Thailand.

Bari Bari Radio

Today, I was a guest speaker on Soundwaves. It is a talk show on BariBari Radio FM 78.9, a radio station in Imabari, Japan. The host is Jeremy Carlson. He is an ALT (assistant language teacher) from Vancouver, Canada.

When Jeremy heard of my volunteering in Thailand, he invited me onto the show. It was my first time in a recording studio. I was a bit nervous and frankly don't really remember what we talked about! but I'm sure I only said nice things about the park. It was a great experience. I definitely stepped out of my comfort zone but I'm really grateful for the chance to promote ENF.


I will upload the show when it is available on the BariBari Radio website. I hope to go on the show again before I go to the park in May. I was flustered this time and I'm not really sure what I said haha. However, next time I will be more prepared! I really want to use the opportunity to get people interested about the park and to help the elephants in Thailand.