Today is officially my last day as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. Even if I could sum up that last two years in words, it would likely be a novel, or at least a novella. Can you put the last two years of your life in a blog post? Didn’t think so. So, harkening back to the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, here is a gallery of picture highlights from the last 27 months. (Click on any picture to enlarge.)
(Apologies to my readers who are in locations with limited data and Internet connectivity. I suggest skipping this post and coming back to it when you have decent Internet.)
The word they were supposed to spell was “jug.”
Thai silkworms exclusively eat mulberry leaves.
The trucks here are all painted so fabulously!
Photo by Tim Bedenis
Waiting for the dance to begin.
Alphabet review game: throw the ball around the circle and say the letters in order, then the letters and words, and finally the letters, words and sounds.
Veronica used it as a chance to learn some Thai from the kids.
360 Degrees of Pleasure in Mukdahan by the Mekong
My co-teacher, Ning, with pad ga-prao kai, or stir friend basil with egg, that she made for me. Photo: Keith May spongeandslate.com
One of my favorite students.
Motion activated animatronic dinosaur head at Khorat Fossil Museum.
Wat Pho, photo by Tim Bedenis
Everyone brought some water to wash the spirit house.
Welcome to school!
Kyle was excited to learn how to play dta graw with the kids.
Sunset at Khao Sam Roi Yot
Eating sticky rice and nam prik in the parking lot.
Credit: Keith May spongeandslate.com
Selfie shoot
Credit: Peace Corps Thailand Facebook Page
Books for Thailand distributed books at the AWC English Camp.
Grace setting off a floating lantern, filled with wishes for the new year.
Tham Sai
Sun Bear climbing down after getting its honey.
Photo credit: Carly Collins
Ayutthaya, photo by Tim Bedenis
My host sister doing traditional Thai dancing.
My host sister and I
Baby green sea turtle, about six months old.
Rice field, almost ready to harvest.
My co-teacher and I, in front of a replica statue of Ya Mo in my district.
Sunset over tent bed
And I like taking this route because I get this view on the way home.
Dinosaur skull at Khorat Fossil Museum
Kru Po having fun practicing phonics sounds.
Monks circumambulating at Phra That Phanom.
Photo credit: Carly Collins
Intent listening about the petrified wood.
Photo credit: Carly Collins
And plays with mostly dead cockroaches.
Taking a dip to cool off.
Monks offering merit at Phra That Phanom
