April 8, 2008

Hello All,
I'm sorry it has been a while since my last entry but I have been busy writing the first draft of my paper (hopefully it will be done in the next few days)... Emma arrived in Chiang Mai last week and is currently at You Sabai, a cooking school next door to Pun Pun Farm ( the farm I went to Issan with)... Over the last few days, I have taken Emma to numerous wats in Chiang Mai, the hot springs right outside of Chiang Mai and to a handful of markets across the city. When Em gets back to Chiang Mai, it will be the beginning of Son Kran, the water festival in Thailand. The CYIT group every year gets to be in one of the parades in Son Kran, so em and I will get the chance to dress up in traditional Lanna outfits and walk through the city while people throw tons of water all over us. It shall be loads of fun.

On the 15th emma and I will make our way over to Laos and begin our excellent adventure. I will try to keep you all informed during that month but if I cant I will definitely write once I get back to Chiang Mai. If any of you have been to Laos, Cambodia or the islands of Thailand, please write and tell me about places you went and things I should do while I'm there. Talk to you soon.