Elephant Bath and Teaching English

This morning we took the elephants for a 40 minute walk to a river where we could bathe them. Unfortunately it is the rainy season, so our walk was very wet and muddy! We had to walk barefoot through mud for a while before getting to the river- but it was all worth it once we got there! We got to go in the water with the elephants and wash them. After lunch, we went to a local school and taught English to students in 4th grade. My group taught body parts. It was a lot of fun! The kids were saying Thai words to us that we didn't understand; we later found out that they were calling us lovely. They were so well behaved and fun to work with. I look forward to going back to the school later in the week.