Alexandra Bounxouei’s performance of Bor Hou Pen Yang in Seattle, Washington on December 01, 2007. This was the last performance of her concert tour in the USA.

Alexandra Bounxouei’s performance of Sai Lom Yen in Seattle, Washington on December 01, 2007. This was the last performance of her concert tour in the USA.

Alexandra Bounxouei’s performance of Bor Leum Sun Ya in Seattle, Washington on December 01, 2007. This was the last performance of her concert tour in the USA.

Alexandra Bounxouei’s performance of classic Lum Lao in Seattle, Washington on December 01, 2007. This was the last performance of her concert tour in the USA.

I love these outlines in the road. Somehow they seem to trace the edges of a life, well maybe a wrecked motorcycle anyway. I took this up at Xiengkok. How a motorcycle could get in an accident on this road I don’t know. I mean he’d have to like run int…

Big Saht, little coke, cute cookerI always hear jeaos described as a dipping sauce, I’d say more accurately they’re a mopping up sauce, as in when you use the sticky rice to mop some up. Jeao Kai is exactly that kind of jeao. It’s dry, drier than…

I was surfing YouTube looking for jet airplane videos for my 4 year old to watch. You know how it is, like a lot of four year old boys he likes pretending to sword fight and fly toy jet airplanes. So I clicked on this one and was surprised at his react…

One of the most rewarding things I’ve gotten out of my volunteering experience are the friendships I’ve made with my fellow volunteers. They’re a great group of people and I think that says something about the type of people volunteer programs attract.
Overseas volunteers are generally intelligent, open to new experiences, care about making a difference [...]

Hi everyone! Its just one more day until Rosie gets here, hooray!!! I’m very excited :-)Just before I tell you about my last week, I’ve added another feature to the blog (I’ve been playing with it a bit!) called Labels. For example, you can find any po…

A photo slide show of Alexandra Bounxouei and Weir Sukollawat with the theme song from Pleng Rak Rim Fangh Khong Thai soap opera. Video made by Sandra’s Lao Fan Club in the USA.