Inside this class-on-the-roof, I learned very quickly that bowing was different after the incantation at the beginning or the class when one sits on the floor.  (I also re-learned something I had read in a Thai travel guide that says you must never step over a person or their food.  Not even their extremities.  I realized this because the kids in my Thai instrument class kept wanting to go past where I was sitting with some of the children [who were all in nice rows save me because I had thought we’d be sitting all jumbled together] but wouldn’t go even after I shifted in order that they could just step over my feet a little bit.  They refused to go until after I realized this and tucked my feet in and scooched over.)  Anyways I put my hands together to prepare to Wai the teacher and everyone else had their hands clasped one over the other resting on their thigh opposite to the side their legs were tucked under.  I decided to copy them and see this through, so when they put their hands palms together on the floor diagonally away from them I hurriedly followed suit, only to have everyone fling their heads at their hands on the floor!  I bowed my forehead to my hands which is what I figured they were probably actually doing.  I think I was right but I am not sure yet.  This was repeated in my Thai dance class (I’ll tell you more about how that went later XD) and nobody corrected me either time so I’ve about a 50/50 chance I was doing it right.