In Ubon

Sorry for doing this so late. The internet here isn't so good. We left Bangkok and arrived in Ubon Ratchitani about a week ago. We stayed in a relatively expensive place for a few nights (230 baht, $7.66/night) before we met a really helpful person who owns a local business, an Aussie named John. He owns Pepper's which has farang (westerner) food an coffee, homemade pasties including croissants, free wifi and a welcoming atmosphere. He even drove us to two prospective places where we could live if we wanted. We ended up picking one of them Thai Mansion, nearish the center of the city, within walking distance of a good bar. It is on a very quiet road. Free wifi, though not very fast. Really homey. tv, AC, bench, big bed, shower, hot water, western toilet, fridge, 3500 baht/$117 per month+utilities+2000baht/$67 deposit. We have not yet received our certificates for the TEFL online class that we took but we have been told that we may not need it. We have several promising contacts for job openings and it seems like that we will have a job soon. Unfortunately the free internet at the place where we are staying isn't the best and we only have intermittent and slow service most of the time.