I was only in Sisaket for two days and I didn't get very many pictures. If you want to see more, there were some posted on facebook. After I went to the hotel and dropped off my stuff, I went to visit P' Oh, the fruit lady. I taught her here as a greenie and she was always so nice to me. She introduced me to all sorts of new fruit. She's a hard worker. I don't know how she works at that stand 7 days a week from dawn to dusk and still manages to smile and have fun in life. I admire her so much.
I found Mae Taew's house in the middle of the market. We chatted for a few minutes, then she had me call just about every single person in the branch and talk to them. P' Saen ran over and we got to see each other before she headed to work.
Mae Taew is one of the most gentle people I've ever met.
We had sticky rice and mangoes after dinner. It was beautiful and delicious.
Pa Tawansak and Mae Prateeb had a whole bunch of us over for dinner. We ate in the front yard and it was so fun to catch up with everyone in Sisaket.
This was my breakfast on Monday morning at Mae Taew's house. Chiles, fried fish, glass noodle soup, scrambled egg, and rice.
It was Songkran in Thailand which is the Thai new year. One of their traditions is to wear Hawaiian-style shirts. This is Mae Phet.
Mae Prateeb, Mae Taew, Mae Phet, Me, Water gun
Another tradition during Songkran is to pour water on the hands of the elders and request blessings. I participated and got lots of requests to travel safely, lose weight, and find a good husband. Three things I need.
Another tradition is putting powder on your face. It cools you down. Thai's go through a lot of powder between April 13-15. This picture is with Best.
The lovely Maes packed themselves into a truck and we went driving around town.
I didn't get any pictures of playing with water. I think there are a couple of facebook. Basically what I did was sit on the back of a truck with tubs filled with water. You then throw water on everyone and everyone throws water on you. I didn't play in Sisaket but I did in Ubon. We were soaked for hours on end. It was so fun.
Part of our dinner on Friday night.
At Pres. Somkiad's computer shop eating dinner. I miss eating on the floor.
The view from my hotel room in Sisaket.
1 comment:
Those are great pictures and stories Emily! Thanks for sharing your adventures with everyone...all my adventures deal with potty training and cleaning and homework with the kids! haha, no it's not so bad, but it sure is fun to hear and see your experiences from the other side of the world.
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