in case anyone is planning to catch the festivities this December…

By the way, I would like to invite you to come to see my Hmong New Year festival in this year. so, have you free time to come visit Laos again? Hmong New Year will be on 10th next monday-20th.

- Hmong friend in Luang Prabang

Small, Cozy and Very Clean are the first impressions that strike you when you arrive at Makphet Restaurant, a training restaurant that I had the pleasure to visit a few weeks ago.
After a warm welcome from the Students (under the watchful and smiling guidance of their Teachers), you know that you are in a special [...]

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 [...]