Lleij Schwartz

Location
Bangkhunthien, Bangkok, Thailand

Email
menippus@comcast.net

Postal Address
Public House Village
178/218 Moo 6, Building C7
Praram II Road
Bangkhunthien, Bangkok 10105

Website
http://www.livejournal.com/users/
the_expatriate
My Blog

Birthdate
March 15

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About Me
After graduation, I attended the University of New Hampshire, Durham. I entered as a Geology major and left with a B.A. in Humanities. (My senior thesis was a comparison of literary conventions between two Soviet-era science-fiction novels.)

The one thing about degree in Humanities is that you are destined to attend graduate school. (Unless you can find work in a Humanities factory) After interning at the Manchester Historic Association for 6 months, I worked as a subsitute teacher for a few years. I entered the Education program at UNH-Manchester, and I earned my Master of Arts in Teaching (English and ESOL) in 2004. My Masters' Thesis was an examition of the application of Japanese-style classroom management paradigm in the American ESOL classroom.

For my student teaching, I actually was a member of faculty at CHS! Yes, I taught one year at our beloved alma mater. I taught sophmore-level English with Mrs. Hicks, Mythology with Ms. Naccach-Hoff, and 10th grade ESL with Ms. Mayette.

In October of 2004, I relocated to Bangkok, Thailand, where I now teach 10th grade EFL Grammar and Composition at a private Catholic school. I look forward to teaching for a few years and then persuing my Doctorate in Education with a focus on the application of Neuroscience in Pedagogy.

I have become recently engaged. (However, it's not official until I perform the "Bpaigrappormae" ceremony on Aug. 12th) My fiancee is a lovely soon-to-be hotel chef, by the name of Lumyai...but like most Thai people, she perfers that you call her by her nickname: "Eet."

Must Read
The Prajna Paramita Hrydaya Sutra

Listen to This
Thaitanium - R.A.S.

Last Word
If you liked "Ong-Bak" with Tony Jaa...go see "Tom Yum Goong" when it comes to the States....it's AWESOME!