This is a really exciting time for soccer players in our family and neighbourhood: for over 2 weeks we have two visitors from the Netherlands who are really good soccer players, and have come to help children practice their soccer skills!

This week the boys were supposed to interview someone and write up their report, which is perfect! One of our visitors is a trained teacher, so he even prepared the boys for the interviews and helped them organize their answers! (Mom enjoyed both a break and a good look at the final results.) Nate interviewed Jos, and Pete interviewed Fabian. Here are their results:

Nate wrote "Interview Jos"

Jos is here for 3 weeks. He plays soccer with us. I am going to ask him some questions.
Nate: Why do you want to be a teacher?
Jos: Because I like kids and especially groups.
N: How old is your oldest brother?
J: He is 24 years old.
N: Why do you like soccer?
J: Because I can do it well, and can put my energy in it.
N: Do you like soccer computer games?
J: Very much!
N: Do you have your own house?
J: Yes, I have! I live with a friend in that house.
N: Do you practice soccer every Tuesday?
J: No, not on Tuesday. On Monday and Wednesday, sometimes Friday.

Fabian's answers from Pete:

Pete: How long did you practice being a goalie?
Fabian: 13 years.
P: How do you like bananas?
F: Very much.
P: How long have you been in Thailand?
F: 2 weeks.
P: Are you on a soccer team?
F: I am on a soccer team.
P: How are you good at goalie?
F: Good.
P: How much do you eat?
F: Sometimes a lot.
Pete: I am glad that Fabian came to our house.

Today we are travel writers, so we'll guide you to adventure by writing about our own adventures:

Ayutthaya by Pete

Ayutthaya is a big city and it has a lot of people. And you can ride elephants there.

About the Rainforest by Nate

Hi, I'm Nate and I'll tell you about the rainforest. The forest was very wet and I saw a huge anaconda and I thought it was coming to eat me and it was not.But it was very scary but it seemd like it was digesting its food.

A note from Mom: It is very rainy now, and the river has flooded over our market in Tha Rua. I wish we could travel up and down the river now to see what it's like!

This past Friday the boys enjoyed inventing their own bugs. We hope to get the pictures scanned in soon, but here's what the boys have written about their bugs:

The Big Bug

My bug’s name is John. He is ten feet tall. He has poison hooks on his tail. He will be very strange because he only has one eye. He lives in Jupiter’s big red spot because this is how he gets his poison. When the kids come out, then they are the same as the Mommy. They do not have different stages. He comes to our world to eat metal, fish, and paper and wood and plastic. He has to fight aliens at Jupiter. They try to eat him but they die because the poison makes them die. Ha ha ha ha! He is scary. by Pete Noble

Turryrusya
In my picture is a bug named Turryrusya. He lives in the forest and desert. He eats beetles and insects. He catches them by using his pinchers at the bottom and stretching them to put them in his mouth. His head and his thorax and his abdomen are about 5 ½ inches long. His wingspan is about 9 inches. His legs are just under 4 inches long. His back legs are the shortest but they are the strongest. When he’s born he looks like a lizard with no feet. He stays in one place under a tree. He has poison on his abdomen and very, very bright colors at the bottom that will shine in his enemies’ eyes. His enemies are badgers and wolves and bears and hawks. He is one of the biggest bugs in the world, which makes me scared and nervous. by Nate Noble