The school has been looking
into getting me a work permit and a teachers visa; it’s what the rest of the
teachers have, and it more appropriately reflects what I’m doing out here than
my current documents. I would have had to get a new visa anyway, as mine runs
out in December. At least 4 months too short. We’re hoping that it can all be
done in country, down in Bangkok, which would make things a lot easier. But the
visa commission wants applicants to have at least 25 days on their current visas,
so before I can head south I need to do a border run; go to the border, hop
over, get a stamp and come back. It’s part of the Thai visa system, all
required for me to remain here legally. So on Wednesday I got on a minibus and
headed for Burma.