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