See What I Saw: A Photographic Chronicle of 27 Months

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.)

My co-teacher and I, in front of a replica statue of Ya Mo in my district.

A smiling woman holds up a paper lantern with her face lit by the flame on the lantern

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

Sunset at Khao Sam Roi Yot

A boy looking at the camera as he works on pinning some fabric together

A large parade float made up of wax sculptures as a part of the Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival

Kyle was excited to learn how to play dta graw with the kids.

One of my favorite students.

Tham Sai

My host sister and I

Sun Bear climbing down after getting its honey.

A young man wearing a white shirt in a parade holding up two halves of a coconut shell

Eating sticky rice and nam prik in the parking lot.

Motion activated animatronic dinosaur head at Khorat Fossil Museum.

A woman wearing a two piece swimsuit stands with her arms up in front of a waterfall

Two women standing with their arms around each others' waists and their other hands on their hips

And I like taking this route because I get this view on the way home.

Two women smiling at the camera in front of a waterfall

A girl wearing wings stand with a microphone in front of a hand drawn backdrop speaking to another person on their knees in front of her

360 Degrees of Pleasure in Mukdahan by the Mekong

Rice field, almost ready to harvest.

Taking a dip to cool off.

Baby green sea turtle, about six months old.

Credit: Peace Corps Thailand Facebook Page

Books for Thailand distributed books at the AWC English Camp.

Dinosaur skull at Khorat Fossil Museum

Grace setting off a floating lantern, filled with wishes for the new year.

A towering wax sculpture of a garuda against a night sky as a part of the Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival

Wat Pho, photo by Tim Bedenis

Two women, one in front of the other, in swimsuits in a kayak in turquoise water

And plays with mostly dead cockroaches.

Thai silkworms exclusively eat mulberry leaves.

Sunset over tent bed

Monks circumambulating at Phra That Phanom.

The word they were supposed to spell was “jug.”

Monks offering merit at Phra That Phanom

A man and a woman sitting on a bench with leopard print upholstery smiling at the camera

Intent listening about the petrified wood.

Selfie shoot

Veronica used it as a chance to learn some Thai from the kids.

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.