Within the next few days I hope to post more in depth entries about my experience, but I must admit that the more I explore Chiang Mai and make Thai friends, there are so many fun things to do that distract me from my blog.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Returning to Chiang Mai
I've returned to Chiang Mai after 3 weeks in Mae Hong Son (a north-west region of Thailand that borders Burma). Our forests course was amazing and I had an incredible time hiking and learning about forest management and swidden-fallow agriculture from Karen hill tribe families.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
21 in Thailand
My 21st birthday was sunny, beautiful and sober. After a visit to corporate orange orchard and then another visit to an organic orange and papaya orchard we called it a day and headed back to UHDP for the annual soccer game. It was great fun with Kyle carrying our team, and Martha having a screaming match with Pi Apat. ISDSI won by a miraculous own-goal. It was the first time UHDP had lost in years.
At dinner the UHDP staff presented me with a bouquet of flowers that they picked from the forest. It was so beautiful!!! I could even identify some of the ferns and palms used.
Then I was presented with a gellatin cake (wich tasted pretty funky but looked really cool) and ice cream! We borrowed our field instructors lap top and had a dance party.
The night ended out by a small hut on the hill side of an agroforest overlooking the mountains that separate Thailand and Burma. The stars we amazing and we could see the lights of small villages scattered across the mountains. Several shooting stars and many stories later we called it a night.
Wat in Chiang Dao
Photo of the Wat where I got to participate in an unspecified ceremony/tradition mentioned in an earlier post
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