The Traveling Teacher

In Violence, We Forget Who We Are

// April 11th, 2010 // 352No Comments »http://www.thetravelingteacher.org/2010/04/in-violence-we-forget-who-we-are/In+Violence%2C+We+Forget+Who+We+Are2010-04-11+03%3A00%3A35Joy+Scaglione // Ramblings, Travel

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” ~Mahatma Gandhi

The situation in Bangkok is getting worse as the anti-government protesters clashed with police yesterday, ending in casualties on both sides.

The Red Shirts have succeeded in closing down most of the city, including public transportation and shopping areas, but they have not succeeded in making any political headway.

True democracy doesn’t work this way.

True democracy doesn’t blow the other side up when it doesn’t get its way.

True democracy doesn’t bribe and pay the uneducated masses to protest something that most of them don’t even understand.

The Thai people claim they want democracy, but this isn’t the way to go about it. Until the corruption ends on both sides of the line, these sorts of violent reactions will continue, bringing absolutely no peace to Thailand.

See all of my Red Shirt pictures here.

As the Good Book says, if you spit in the air, it lands in your face.

// March 21st, 2010 // 344No Comments »http://www.thetravelingteacher.org/2010/03/as-the-good-book-says-if-you-spit-in-the-air-it-lands-in-your-face/As+the+Good+Book+says%2C+if+you+spit+in+the+air%2C+it+lands+in+your+face.2010-03-21+07%3A31%3A14Joy+Scaglione // Education, Pictures

I’ve just added a batch of pictures from our high school’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, which was performed this weekend (and quite fantastically, I might add). I had a wonderful few months working with the students, doing hair and makeup design, and cutting more fabric for costumes than I care to remember. You can see all the pictures here.

Saturday Morning in Bangkok

// February 27th, 2010 // 324No Comments »http://www.thetravelingteacher.org/2010/02/saturday-morning-in-bangkok/Saturday+Morning+in+Bangkok2010-02-27+05%3A38%3A12Joy+Scaglione // Pictures

I got up fairly early this morning and decided to spy on my neighbors as they went about their Saturday morning business. (I did feel like quite a stalker.) Bangkok is busy on the weekends – laundry, cooking, shopping, cleaning, fixing cars, making deliveries – and the view from my balcony is fantastic. (And yes, the pigeons tried to attack me again. They’re evil.) Enjoy all of my Saturday morning pictures here @ Photographic Daydream.

Project 365

// January 2nd, 2010 // 2601 Comment »http://www.thetravelingteacher.org/2010/01/project-365/Project+3652010-01-02+03%3A24%3A10Joy+Scaglione // Pictures

In celebration of my gorgeous new camera, I will once again be participating in Project 365. One picture for every day of 2010, which will be posted at Photographic Daydream. Selected photographs from my 2008 venture into the project can be seen here.