Our cozy home left us with memories we can't ever forget!
Hannah and I were all snuggled up under our mosquito net on the porch
Paw and Meh were incredibly generous and loving host-parents.
Pah stops to break on our hike to the caves, and Meh teaches us how to cook an incredible sweet corn custard dish (freshly picked from the backyard!)
Little Cousin Kim, watching T-Wee one night. She practiced English every night with us!
Hannah and I with Bead, she was the most fun! Always down to make fun of our Thai, and even acted as my Ajaan (teacher) one night
Bead and another cousin saying I love you.
(There are so many family members in the village)
Although the language barrier can be difficult on home-stays, typically with adults, communicating with children in the villages is one of the most rewarding aspects. With our basic knowledge of Thai, we are able to use the what we have learned to play and talk with the kids. On our second home-stay, every night our little cousins would come over to practice English and teach us Thai. We sang the ABC's about 100 times, learned the Thai vowels and Thai hand games, and were endlessly made fun of for our accents by our 8 year old cousin Bead. The whole family would sit around us watching TV, giggling every so often at the amusement we caused. Time was lost hanging out with our cousins, but luckily we ate every meal together and were able to wake up to our cousins smiling faces.
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