It’s another gorgeous day here today. Warm sunshine, shiny green leaves, and a playful breeze. I’m finally comfortable in a tee shirt and linen pants, but most Lao are wearing …
Luang Prabang
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People have been telling me ever since we arrived that it does cool down here for a couple of months each year. Before the last couple of days, however, I …
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Mike and I went on an elephant mahout training course yesterday. Yes, seriously. Here’s how it happened. Last week we came back two days early from our time in Cambodia …
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This story starts in May. In May, Mike was in Laos in the middle of his first seven weeks at his new job. I was in LA wrapping up my …
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Last week our neighbor’s computer was stolen. His front door is less than ten steps from ours – his house is a mirror image of ours – and when he …
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It’s Tuesday morning at 7:20am. I’m sitting in a dark kitchen with the door wide open behind me, because there’s no electricity. There hasn’t been any since 1:15am when it …
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A couple of weeks ago I went to the Royal Palace Museum here in Luang Prabang – a monument to the monarchy that ruled Laos before the communist revolution in …
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Get up at 6:40. Go with Mike to his office. Go to airport. Plane delayed one hour. Receive phone call from colleague informing us that CNN says there’s a tropical …
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This afternoon Mike and I sat upstairs on the deck at our place, looking out towards the trees. It was pouring rain. Water was sheeting off the tin roofs of …
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On Saturday we went on an adventure. Kuang Si waterfall has been on our radar since we arrived. Before this week, however, it was always edged out by other fantastical …
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Last night, on our way out to dinner on the motorcycle we’ve borrowed from the missionaries, we got pulled over by the police. We knew immediately what we’d done wrong …
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Whatever else can be said about missionaries, they sure are good at sharing. All the ones Mike and I have met recently are, anyway. Many people have extended hospitality to …