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.)
Everyone brought some water to wash the spirit house.
Photo credit: Carly Collins
And plays with mostly dead cockroaches.
Dinosaur skull at Khorat Fossil Museum
Rice field, almost ready to harvest.
Books for Thailand distributed books at the AWC English Camp.
Eating sticky rice and nam prik in the parking lot.
Ayutthaya, photo by Tim Bedenis
Taking a dip to cool off.
Monks circumambulating at Phra That Phanom.
Intent listening about the petrified wood.
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
Waiting for the dance to begin.
One of my favorite students.
360 Degrees of Pleasure in Mukdahan by the Mekong
And I like taking this route because I get this view on the way home.
Grace setting off a floating lantern, filled with wishes for the new year.
Selfie shoot
Baby green sea turtle, about six months old.
Thai silkworms exclusively eat mulberry leaves.
Sunset at Khao Sam Roi Yot
Sun Bear climbing down after getting its honey.
The trucks here are all painted so fabulously!
Wat Pho, photo by Tim Bedenis
Motion activated animatronic dinosaur head at Khorat Fossil Museum.
Kru Po having fun practicing phonics sounds.
The word they were supposed to spell was “jug.”
My host sister doing traditional Thai dancing.
Credit: Peace Corps Thailand Facebook Page
Kyle was excited to learn how to play dta graw with the kids.
Credit: Keith May spongeandslate.com
Tham Sai
Photo by Tim Bedenis
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.
Monks offering merit at Phra That Phanom
Photo credit: Carly Collins
Sunset over tent bed
My co-teacher and I, in front of a replica statue of Ya Mo in my district.
Welcome to school!
Photo credit: Carly Collins
My host sister and I
Veronica used it as a chance to learn some Thai from the kids.
