April 18th is a day I’ve been looking forward to!  Finally, two of my favorite martial arts master will star in a movie together.  This would definitely be a movie I will buy once it comes out in theatre.  I can never get tired of watching any films by Jackie Chan and Jet Li. 
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Follow the journey of the photographer Patrick Dancel and his family in Laos. They are now in southern Laos, discovering the coffee capital of Laos.
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Iberia Sheriff Deputy Khene Phrakonekhan, a native of Laos, has lived in this area for 28 years. As a member of the Thammarattanaram Temple in Coteau, he has been involved with the temple’s celebration of the Laotian New Year for a number of years.

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After gaining popularity from…

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Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia & Beyond is a new anthology edited by Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar and Nathalie Handal being released this month by W. W. Norton!I’m excited because I have work that appears ins…

I try to catch up on life on the weekends. This week, I’ve got several papers for my distance learning program, plus I have to clean up the mes from the thunderstorm that swept through Vientiane this week. And some work-related stuff.

So what did I actually do?

1. Played with the kittens. This is pretty easy. I can’t walk into the kitchen or to the back of the house without getting stalked and