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