Teacher Clothes

For some reason Thais don't find it acceptable to wear t-shirts and 10 year old faded shorts to work everyday. I knew before coming over here that some of the schools might have a really strict dress code so I didn't bother bringing any 'teaching clothes.' And let's face it, my wardrobe didn't really have many options anyway.
Luckily I was placed at a school with a pretty relaxed dress code. Long skirts below the knee, shoulders must be covered (but it can't be a t-shirt), no flipflops, etc.

So the other week I went out on the street and went 'teacher clothes' shopping. It felt like Halloween! I think I did alright considering you can't try anything on and I have no idea how to dress nice. My plan is to get an extra shirt or different skirt once a week to throw into the mix so that I am not wearing the same couple outfits each week. Hopefully I can trick the kids into thinking I own 'nice' clothes.

And yes, I bought heels too! So far I have not hit the ground. (But I usually wear my flipflops on the walk to work and change right before I get to the school entrance =)