Food would be the main source of entertainment for the events.
Thursday night, I spent the evening with Ari's host family. Sirilak dropped us off at the Chinese New Year celebrations and we were able to find some chicken that was SUPER good and watch some of the performances. They were having a talent show for kids and some of the performances were absolutely fantastic. There was a little girl, probably around eight, that sang Beyonce. Made our night- she was fabulous. I wanted to give her a hug for trying an American song, let alone Beyonce. Ari and I clapped very loud for her, but nobody else really did. Clapping must not quite be the thing to do after performances because there was not much for applause after any of the children performed, which bums me out. Nothing hurts a child's dream than silence after attempting.
Friday night was more of the New Year, but this time with dancing. It was almost as if it was Miley Cyrus up there at another award's show, which was strange for a family event. It got Ari and I laughing, but we weren't quite sure why it was acceptable. Thai people claim to be quite conservative, but maybe that doesn't count at night- I'll let you know!
As for Saturday/Sunday, we took a trip to Chiang Khong.
Best things about Chiang Khong-
-Cheap Homestay (hostel)
-Arunrat/Auntie/Arunrat's sister/Arunrat's Sister in law/Arunrat's niece came with us! A full car, but lots of fun!
-THE WALKING STREET MARKET. They sold incredible things and Ari and I wanted to buy them all.
-I found elephant pants that I will proudly wear back in Minnesota- if anyone makes fun of me, I'll simply tell them "hey you've never been to Thailand- you don't know".
-we fed monks breakfast- don't worry, we didn't touch them or their bowls!
- we saw Laos again!
- Thai Style breakfast was a must, because who wouldn't want chicken noodle soup stuff for breakfast?
-visited the rapids for wonderful photo opportunities!
It was a great weekend. Truth be told, I had everything typed up nicely ( It was quite long actually), but I lost internet, and therefore lost my entire post, so this is what you are getting instead. Trust me, if you comprehended that Chiang Khong is a must see if you ever find yourself in Thailand, you understood the main point. You would have passed the test if there were one.
Xoxo Kenzkeg
Friday night was more of the New Year, but this time with dancing. It was almost as if it was Miley Cyrus up there at another award's show, which was strange for a family event. It got Ari and I laughing, but we weren't quite sure why it was acceptable. Thai people claim to be quite conservative, but maybe that doesn't count at night- I'll let you know!
As for Saturday/Sunday, we took a trip to Chiang Khong.
Best things about Chiang Khong-
-Cheap Homestay (hostel)
-Arunrat/Auntie/Arunrat's sister/Arunrat's Sister in law/Arunrat's niece came with us! A full car, but lots of fun!-I found elephant pants that I will proudly wear back in Minnesota- if anyone makes fun of me, I'll simply tell them "hey you've never been to Thailand- you don't know".
-we fed monks breakfast- don't worry, we didn't touch them or their bowls!
- we saw Laos again!
- Thai Style breakfast was a must, because who wouldn't want chicken noodle soup stuff for breakfast?
-visited the rapids for wonderful photo opportunities!
It was a great weekend. Truth be told, I had everything typed up nicely ( It was quite long actually), but I lost internet, and therefore lost my entire post, so this is what you are getting instead. Trust me, if you comprehended that Chiang Khong is a must see if you ever find yourself in Thailand, you understood the main point. You would have passed the test if there were one.
Xoxo Kenzkeg
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