Halo og god dag godt folk, (Hello and good day - in Norwegian).

My name is Thomas Thomassen and you can read more about me on this page. Have fun and I hope you enjoy yourselves browsing this site.

Ive just started my sixth year here at the Kalayaneesithammarat English programme. The students we've got are very good and they're willing to study hard to reach their goals. With a little encouragement, they do try to use English as much as possible, and they make me very proud.

When I first came to the KNEP  I was the M2 and M4 teacher. Now I teach all the Mattayom2 students English and M1 students Computers and Information Technology.

 About myself ... well, there's not much to say. I started screaming almost 30 years ago and I think I am still considered a screamer, as I'm a descendent of the Vikings, the big mouths of the past. Yes my friends, I do come from Norway, but for the last few years I've been travelling all over Europe and Asia. I was in Ireland for almost a year working as a call centre agent for a big computer company. On leaving Ireland I came directly to Thailand where I started work at a Bangkok school. After only two months there, I'd had enough and moved south for the quieter lifestyle here in Nakhornsithammarat.

Now as a big city boy I can not say that I've never thought about leaving, but something seems to be holding me back. It might be the friendly people, the various greens of the mountains and fields, or the open roads for riding my motorbike (with very few traffic police). I am not sure why, maybe it's my students, I don't know, but I just cant seem to be able to leave.

I am not a dedicated athlete as you can see from the picture on this page, but I do like to play basket ball and ultimate frisbee. Other than that, I like riding motorbikes around in my free time but still have a little sense and also have a pick up truck. Still, I will often go away for the weekend to the beach or some other interesting place as I enjoy traveling around this part of the country.