Week 25: The Last Hurrah
15/02/2020 – 22/02/2020
Very senic Thai tea in Pai Driving down the road a Pai, and we passed some elephants- crazy! Tha Pai hot spring Pai Canyon Me and Pai Canyon Me and Pai Canyon Emily and I, Pai Canyon Sun set at Pai Canyon Pai Canyon Pai Canyon Fire show but Medicine circus Fire show! On Short hike to Pam Bok Waterfall Pam Bok Waterfall Pam Bok Waterfall Swimming in the waterfall Emily and I in Pam Bok Pai Land Split Pai Land Split – the history of this place is really cool. Until 2008, this was farm land. After an earthquake in 2008, the owner turned it into a tourist attraction Mor Paeng Waterfall Black swan at Pang Ung Black swan at Pang Ung – had never seen anything like it before! Sun set at Pang Ung Sun set at Pang Ung Thailand has taken amazing efforts to reduce plastic waste – after 01/01/2020, they banned plastic bags, and they’ve been enforcing it really well Camps ground sign Pang Ung sun set Haha Thai food camping style Walking around Pang Ung Hike view On bamboo raft On bamboo raft View of campsite from bamboo raft Black swan right in front of us! Sunset through the trees Pha Suea Waterfall Pha Suea Waterfall Pha Suea Waterfall Pha Suea Waterfall Phu Klon mud spa! Face masks from the mud – we were having a good time, we just couldn’t move our faces Mae Hong Son hike Mae Hong Song hike View at “Before Sunset Cafe” Lemon tea at a cafe with an incredible view! Mae Hong Son So beautiful Visiting temple on hillside View of Mae Hong Song town from temple Mae Hong Son Temple as the sun rises Another pretty site- there are 1864 curves on the 6 hour drive from Chiang Mai, but views like this made it worth it Sun Set Sun Set Sun Set Goodbye, sun Back at 6:30 am for the sunrise Sun rising in front of temple Beautiful sunrise! Back in Chiang Mai – last dinner. Street food. Saturday night market Airport send off crew A view of Chiang Mai as we took off.
Weeks 22 to 24: Wrapping Up in Thailand
31/01/2020 – 15/02/2020
Finishing up internship Lit up temple in the night Day outing to Bhubing Palace with a few friends Flowers at Bhubing Palace Flower at Bhubing Palace Flowers at Bhubing Palace Flowers at Bhubing Palace At Bhubing Palace At Bhubing Palace At Bhubing Palace Maya mall roof View from Maya mall This tanks of fish for “feet treatment” (fish that will nibble on your feet) are all over markets here. Decided I might as well try it. Such funny feeling! Trying “roll up” ice cream Amazing decorations at a restaurant Amazing decorations at a restaurant – those are real fish! Seen in Old City At internship Old City moat at night Opening of flower festival Opening of flower festival Flower festival Chiang Dao! At our hostel/campsite Chiang Dao! At our hostel/campsite Temple outside of Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Inside Chiang Dao Cave Inside Chiang Dao Cave Inside Chiang Dao Cave Bats inside Chiang Dao Cave Inside Chiang Dao Cave Inside Chiang Dao Cave Inside Chiang Dao Cave Grounds of Chiang Dao Cave Chiang Dao mountain Chiang Dao! I loved this view so much Chiang Dao mountain Emily and I with Chiang Dao mountain Chiang Dao Chiang Dao Chiang Dao Buddhist sayings on way to Wat Tham Pha Approaching Wat Tham Pha Wat Tham Pha – 510 stairs to reach the temple! Inside Wat Tham Pha. Very unique and worth the climb! Stairs at Wat Tham Pha Park that has Siri Sang Waterfall Siri Sang Waterfall (a “sticky” waterfall) We could just climb right on it! Waterfall Waterfall Waterfall Climbing the waterfall – so fun! Waterfall Waterfall Relaxing in a bamboo hammock before heading back to Chiang Mai Sunday walking street market (my very last one :() A pin I decorated – has some of my favorite parts about Thailand and my name in Thai! Said goodbye to ISDSI’s remarkable campus On Chiang Mai University’s campus Bhubing Palace
Weeks 18 to 21: Internship
5/01/2020 – 30/01/2020
First day at my internship with CMRCA Site of one of the school programs Planting activity with students Beautiful drive to rock climbing site in Lampang Rock climbing site in Lampang Natural dye activity with students Fishing activity with students Hot springs near the campsite Hot springs sign Hot springs as the sun set Camping Trekking View from trek View from trek Back in Chiang Mai! Saturday night walking street market Did a 5k that my friend’s internship put on. Started at 6am… so early! Sun rising during 5k 5k 5k finishers (walkers:)) Amazing smoothie- pineapple, blueberry, mint! Sunday night walking street market Sunday night walking street market Fire street performatnce Grounds of Wat Umong Grounds of Wat Umong Grounds of Wat Umong Wat Umong Inside tunnels of Wat Umong Tunnels of Wat Umong Me + Wat Umong ground level at Wat Umong Wat Umong Grounds of Wat Umong Grounds of Wat Umong – so many pigeons! Grounds of Wat Umong Grounds of Wat Umong Soup! Walking around old city Bodhi tree in old city
Weeks 17 and 18: Winter Break
23/12/2019 – 4/01/2020
Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok Three Kings Monument In Old City My Friends and I in Chiang Mai! In Old City Approaching the elephant sanctuary Elephant Sanctuary welcome sign Feeding baby elephant Uyen feeding baby elephant Baby elephant out to play Talea feeding an adult elephant Talea and Uyen feeding elephant Me with elephant Me, Talea, and Uyen with elephant With some elephant friends Elephants playing with old log Elephants playing Me and Talea with a waterfall near the elephant place Waterfall Mom and baby elephant going for a swim Watching the mom and baby get a bath Christmas sunset from Maya mall Christmas tree in front of Maya mall My friends! More beautiful lights My friends and at at Doi Suthep At Doi Suthep At Doi Suthep Friends at Doi Sothep! Wat Doi Suthep in the shining sun At Wat Doi Suthep At Wat Doi Suthep At Wat Doi Suthep Radiant flowers at Doi Suthep On our way to Bangkok! Bangkok intersection Wat Pho Wat Pho – paying attention to the little details Wat Pho Head of Giant Reclining Buddha Different angle of Relining Buddha Reclining Buddha’s feet Me at Wat Pho Me at Wat Pho Wat Pho Crossing river in boat taxi to Wat Arun Wat Arun Wat Arun Wat Arun Me with Wat Arun Me with Wat Arun At Wat Arun View from Wat Arun Wat Arun Wat Arun Took sooooooo many photos at Wat Arun Wat Arun fine details Smaller part on grounds of Wat Arun River taxi to Iconsiam Talea, me, and Uyen at IconSiam At Weekend Market – coconut ice cream in a coconut Sharing a bingsu with friends! Sharing a bingsu with friends! Sunset at Phuket Beach on Phuket At Phuket Me with Phuket sunset Me and Kelly enjoying the sunset
Homestay in Mod Ta Noi Village
9/12/2019 – 15/12/2019
View from the shore View from the shore View from the shore Sunlight through the trees Kayaking in the Andaman Sea and a mangrove forest Exploring the mangrove forest Walking home from the beach My host family’s cats Beach during low tide low tide little crabs made beautiful designs in the sand sunset on the beach sunset on the beach sunset on the beach sunset on the beach Frog friend Watching some fisherman empty their nets Out on the boats Boating nearby the village More boating Palm trees Walking through the village Mud flat exploration activity Mud flat exploration activity: a little crab Mud flat exploration activity: starfish! Mud flat exploration activity: starfish! Mud flat exploration activity: sea cucumber Mud flat exploration activity Island we got to swim on Island swimming as the sun sets Island swimming as the sun sets Going to retrieve crab traps at 6 am Going to retrieve crab traps at 6 am Morning sunrise Going to retrieve crab traps at 6 am Pulling up the nets Our first crab! Getting more crabs A starfish got caught in the crab nets… It was so big! Had to take a few pictures with it before putting it back in the sea where it belongs starfish close up – so beautiful! Also caught some squid eggs in our net. They were so cool! More photos before putting them back in the sea 🙂 A very colorful swimming outfit Had some of the crabs we had caught that morning for lunch! Going to plant some mangroves Planting mangroves Planting mangroves Planting sea grass Sea grass! The Emerald Cave The Emerald Cave The Emerald Cave The Emerald Cave (with my host mom) My name in Thai on the sand Final beach sunset
Weeks 14 and 16: Finishing Class and Bangkok
29/12/2019 – 8/12/2019 and 16/12/2019-20/12/2019
Said goodbye to my bike From the plane to Bangkok At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi At Wat Yai Chaimongkoi Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Wat Maha That Pratu Chai Pratu Chai Pratu Chai Wat Phu Khao Thong Wat Phu Khao Thong Wat Phu Khao Thong Wat Phu Khao Thong Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Phra Si Sanphet View from air b and b window On the metro lots in Bangkok Little carnival near where we stayed
Week 13: Camping and Thanksgiving
22/11/2019 – 28/11/2019
One of the showpieces at the MAIIAM – “Super(M)art Bangkok Survivor” by Navin Rawanchaikui 2004-15 Outside of the MAIIAM covered in mirror tiling Outside of the MAIIAM covered in mirror tiling Camping on Doi Suthep View from our campsite View from our campsite Our set-up Beautiful tree on hike Near Wat Doi Suthep Hiked to a view point Overlooking Chiang Mai View at other angle Near Wat Doi Suthep Near Wat Doi Suthep Me and Chiang Mai view Changing up my poses Me and Chiang Mai view Staircase on hike Staircase on hike Hiking around Doi Suthep Found a waterall! Rup Sadet Waterfall Rup Sadet Waterfall Rup Sadet Waterfall Rup Sadet Waterfall Rup Sadet Waterfall View near campsite after sunset Practicing for Thai presentation A spider in the lights ISDSI campus as sun was setting My Thai presentation in class My Thanksgiving lunch
Weeks 11 and 12: Back in Chiang Mai
4/11/2019 – 21/11/2019
Making Loy Krathongs in Thai Class With my Loy Krathong With our Loy Krathongs! Some of my classmates with our Loy Krathongs With my Loy Krathong My Loy Krathong! Other Loy Krathongs classmates made At the festival! Lanterns in the sty! Sooo many lanterns View of river Releasing my Loy Krathong At Loy Krathong At Loy Krathong At Loy Krathong At Loy Krathong Loy Krathong Parade Loy Krathong Parade Loy Krathong Parade Loy Krathong Parade Temple near Loy Krathong Parade At temple the night of Loy Krathong Parade Temple near Loy Krathong Parade Night of Loy Krathong Parade Releasing more lanterns Releasing more lanterns At Loy Krathong Closer up View from bridge I liked this banner in the parade Hike Hike Hike Hike Hike Hike Parking structure under mall
4/11/2019 – 9/11/2019
Lunch stop at Wachirathan Waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park before arriving at the village At Wachirathan Waterfall Wachirathan Waterfall Wachirathan Waterfall Wachirathan Waterfall Wachirathan Waterfall Wachirathan Waterfall Wachirathan Waterfall Tamarind fruit straight off the tree View walking through PhaMon Village First night with my host family! (Host mom in the center) Our beds for the week Where we hung out and ate a lot First dinner First breakfast Family day: working on Tomato farm Family day: working on Tomato farm Family day: working on Tomato farm Family day: working on Tomato farm Delicious lunch! Riding home from the tomato farm Village views Village views Village views Little caterpillar Bamboo Village views Helped my mom cook fish for dinner Cooking Dinner Village meeting around the fire At village meeting Hanging out in my living room at night time Learning to weave Karen style Slowing getting the hang of it Better and better Had a lot of fun learning this Weaving a bamboo basket In progress Finished product! What my packed lunches looked like each day Coffee grown in the village Harvesting rice Close up Using the traditional machine to remove the outer shell from the rice The rice my group processed Village views At community based tourism center Village views Me + village views Hanging out on the porch Hanging out on the porch Village views Village views as sun was setting Interviewing our host families in Thai to learn about their acceptability to meat Presenting our poster to the rest of our group Hike day- made it to waterfall Hike Hiking Me and waterfall Waterfall An impressive tree Hiking Views from hiking Views from hiking Lunch for the hiking day Lunch time laughter Eating a forest guava Hiking Hiking Hiking Dinner Rainy day At the school Walking through the village (I braided everyone’s hair) My host family’s home Me, Emily, my host mom, and one of my brothers Watching at cultural exchange Farewell photo with my host mom Group farewell photo At the highest peak in Thailand Highest peak in Thailand Remarkable rain forest On nature trail Remarkable rain forest Flowers at the Twin Pagodas Flower at Twin Pagodas garden At Twin Pagodas garden Twin Pagodas View from Pagoda At Twin Pagodas Strawberry snack from Mon market Lunch – dishes all from coconut shells
Weekend Trip to Chiang Rai
2/11/2019 – 3/11/2019
Clock Tower in the center of downtown At the Blue Temple The Blue Temple Details outside of Blue Temple Backside of Blue Temple Pagoda at Blue Temple Blue Temple Blue Temple from a distance Chiang Rai Beach Chiang Rai Beach Ladybug friend at Chiang Rai Beach Flowers at Chiang Rai Beach Chiang Rai Beach Chiang Rai Beach Thai fanta with dinner Clock tower at night Cute art seen in cafe. I particularly love this because I can understand what it means in both English and Thai. It’s a very encouraging message 🙂 The White Temple White Temple White Temple White Temple Approaching the White Temple White Temple details White Temple details Me at the White Temple The White Temple up close White Temple Me at the White Temple White Temple White Temple Waterfall feature at the White Temple At the White Temple Up close of fountain dweller at White Temple At the White Temple At the White Temple At the White Temple Me at the White Temple Me at the White Temple Even the bathroom at the White Temple was lovely
Week 9: Zip-lining and Reading
24/10/2019 – 31/10/2019
K students ready for ziplining Hiking to the first platform This plant produces coffee Into the jungle View from first platform Bamboo! Bridge course to get to another platform Beautiful views waiting for my turn to zipline One of the platforms from underneath Jungle Some of my friends on the couple zipline View from the trees Repelled down a few trees Saw some super cool trees! Kinda blurry but proof that I was there! Back on the ground. Walking back to car Flowers on a mid-morning walk Walking around campus Walking back to dorms Hotel pool we went to Nice saying at resturant Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Maekamnong Waterfall Beautiful leaves! Casual stream passing over the road Open house and cultural event on campus Alvin and the Chipmunks with Caitlin and Kelly. Happy Halloween!
Week 8: Exploring and Hiking
18/10/2019 – 23/10/2019
Friday outing to ECHO Asia ECHO Asia tour ECHO Asia Experiment: Using invasive plant to build floating gardens ECHO Asia lent me a pretty cool hat Growing plants for their seed bank ECHO Asia seed bank closer up in seed bank ECHO Asia fish At ECHO Asia My seeds before germination Germination process Germinating My germinated seeds Seeds at ECHO Asia Those brown pellets are seeds from that plant. Didn’t catch the species but they’re pretty Group at ECHO Asia My movie popcorn!! Neat fungus from hike at Huay Tueng Tao Huay Tueng Tao hike Huay Tueng Tao hike Huay Tueng Tao hike Found the view point! Huay Tueng Tao view!! Group selfie at view:) Jumping at Huay Tueng Tao Huay Tueng Tao Now off to find the waterfall Beautiful jungle Waterfall Exploring Not sure it this is the waterfall we meant to find but it was beautiful! Back to the lake Walking to park entrance Walking to park entrance Thank you, Huay Tueng Tao! Sunset at dorm during the week!
Weeks 6 and 7: A Day in the Life on the K Thailand Program
6/10/2019 – 17/10/2019
Making Sa paper at Ton Pao Village. Fibers before going into the water and molds Making Sa paper at Ton Pao Village. Adding decorations – mine is the bottom half Making Sa paper at Ton Pao Village. Making Sa paper at Ton Pao Village. Experimenting with leaves – mine it the bottom right corner A funny sight at lunch The Sa fan that I decorated using their marble method Marble method process More of the fans our group made A Sa paper fan I decorated using the oil marble method Sa paper from the gift shop Small cords made from Sa paper Sa paper from the gift shop Sa paper from the gift shop Fruit! Our group at Ton Pao Village after a fun day learning about Sa paper View on a quick run near ISDSI A large snail seen on a 7-11 run When they say it’s rainy season, they mean it!
30/9/2019 – 5/10/2019
My family’s farm – where all their veggies, fruit, sugar, and rice come from Me during a farm break My host mom, roommate, and I on a fun farm break Cow! Lunch in the village Rice paddies walking to our family farm Afternoon activity: Making tea Making tea Walking near village Walking near village Afternoon activity: Making tofu! Evening stroll Close up of rice My house How I watered at the farm Watering! Different angle of farm Transplanted these plants! Meal cooked by my host brother Frog friend in our hallway Breakfast Walking to the farm Walking to the farm – view of soy beans Break time snack – I think this is a pomelo Delicious lunch fried rice and tofu Cooking banana snacks Preparing food for the market Evening walk in the village Evening walk Bananas Flower Evening walk K students on way to organic market At the Chiang Mai organic market My family’s produce Organic market Selling with our host mom Chiang Mai organic market One of my favorite snacks – star fruit Another village meal View from walk to farm My roommate’s and my bed – mosquito net was a hero Cooking our dish for the farewell dinner My family’s chickens At the farewell dinner Presenting about what we learned at the farewell dinner With our mom in the front of the village temple Me with my mom and dad! Loved getting to know them 🙂
27/9/2019 – 29/9/2019
Walking around in Pai Flower in front of building in Pai Sunflowers in Pai Cute sign at hostel Stop 1 of Pai tour: Pai Hot Springs At the Pai hot springs At the Pai hot springs At the Pai hot springs At the Pai hot springs Driving to another stop Driving through Pai Overlook at the edge of town Overlook at the edge of town Overlook at the edge of town Overlook at the edge of town Overlook at the edge of town Overlook at the edge of town Visiting Pai’s “Big White Buddha” Visiting Pai’s “Big White Buddha” Flower! “I love you Pai” coffee shop Sitting at I love you Pai Group at I love you Pai Bamboo Bridge – so beautiful!!! Bamboo Bridge Bamboo Bridge Bamboo Bridge Bamboo Bridge Bamboo Bridge Bamboo Bridge Pai Canyon for sunset Pai Canyon for sunset Pai Canyon for sunset Pai Canyon for sunset Pai Canyon for sunset Pai Canyon for sunset Pai Canyon for sunset Last morning walking around Pai Technically this is an advertisement for a bar, but I really like it 🙂
Week Four: Elephants and Rainy Season Hiking
20/9/2019 – 26/9/2019
Patara Elephant Farm moms and babies Patara Elephant Farm Kalamazoo Students at Patara Elephant Farm Photo complements of Patara Elephant Farm At Patara Elephant Farm At Patara Elephant Farm At Patara Elephant Farm Emily and I feeding Toe Kae and her daughter Me and Toe Kae Quick rinse off and water for Toe Kae Toe Kae my elephant friend for the day Toe Kae trunk fine details Toe Kae Toe Kae Toe Kae End of the day bath for Toe Kae Bathing Toe Kae Kalamazoo Students end of day at Patara Elephant Farm Saying goodbye to Toe Kae Hiking Monks Trail Monk’s Trail Made it to Pa Laad Temple on Monk’s Trail Me photo by Kelly Scenery at Pa Laad Scenery at Pa Laad At Pa Laad At Pa Laad At Pa Laad At Pa Laad At Pa Laad At Pa Laad Made to to lunch spot. Photo by Kelly Lunch Views Lunch views The hike continues – stumbled on more waterfalls Glimpse of Chiang Mai in the distance Snake we saw on side of the trail. Caterpillar Came upon so many waterfalls on this hike! Sai Yoi Waterfall Couldn’t take photos in the pouring rain, but we made it to the top!
Week Three: Waterfalls, Temples, New Normals
13/9/2019 – 19/9/2019
Entrance near Chiang Mai Historical Center Si Phum square in Old City- statue honoring three kings involved in founding Chiang Mai Walking around the square Going into the museum Lovely orange and yellow iris Stone mural close up of stone mural one museum exhibit documenting change over the years Close up of king statues Kalamazoo Group! Temple in the middle of the road- had to build the road around it as its been there for so long group with temple I love the fine details in all of the temples (from dragon figure out front) Map of Old City Back in the songthaew! This is how we usually get around Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok – explains the white structures are shrines and tributes to members of past Thai royal family Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok Me on grounds of Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok Wat Suan Dok – outside of actual temple Wat Suan Dok – photo from inside event hall Wat Suan Dok – photo from inside event hall Wat Suan Dok – photo from inside event hall One last view from the parking lot Riding back to dorms in the Songthaew Cooking class – banana dessert station. Kluay Buat Chee Cooking class- learning about ingredients in papaya salad Cooking class- finished product of spicy pork salad Papaya salad in the making Ingredient spread for pad see ew Flowers at the park Interesting flowers Park sculpture At the park At the park Swimming in Mae Sa! Photo by Kelly Behind the waterfall, Photo by Kelly Photo by Kelly Photo by Kelly Photo by Kelly View of weekday sunset from my dorm
Week Two: Settling in at Payap University
6/9/2019 – 12/9/2019
Walking around Old City View from roof of Maya mall Top of temple from inside Old City (name unknown) Roosters walking around town! Temple from Old City (name unknown) Cool plants outside temple temple grounds in old city My bike parked with all the motor bikes View on Payap campus View on school campus Riding bikes to school! Court yard like area in the building my Thai class is in Parking lot upper view. Lots of solar power on this campus! I’ve seen lots of these flowers so far View of my dorm building from the street Front of my dorm building The view from my dorm window Studying Thai Building seen while walking through night bizarre Chiang Mai night bizarre Chiang Mai night bizarre Chiang Mai night bizarre Chiang Mai night bizarre
Week One: Orientation
29/8/2019 – 5/9/2019
ISDSI fall program students arriving at airport Wat Phra Singh Temple View from a Songthaews driving through the city Pagoda at the Wat Chiang Mun Temple Sunday Night Market Me on the first day of classes! K students on first day of Thai classes ISDSI campus ISDSI Campus – building is made from retired shipping containers! Alley walking through Old City in Chiang Mai Temple from Old City, Chiang Mai. I’m not sure the name of it because I can’t read Thai yet Outside of the temple Street art in Old City Street art in Old City Bonding activity from orientation – our tower could not stand by itself Book translation that I liked from Thai book store Central Festival mall Wat Phra Singh Temple Rules for visitors of temples Pagota of Wat Phra Singh Walls of Wat Phra Singh have paintings that tell the history of Chiang Mai Wat Phra Singh Temple At Wat Phra Singh Wat Phra Singh had nice messages around the outside Chang Moi market View from Chang Moi market bridge Wat Chiang Mun temple Wat Chiang Mun Pagoda View from Wat Chiang Mun Me with the wall separating Old City View away from the wall Old city wall Walking back to hostel Sunday Street Market View from the roof of the Maya mall
Food Gallery: Pictures of some of my food throughout the program! Updated 26/9/2019
Pork and spinach dish for lunch with soup Lunch at ISDSI – soup, rice, bean chicken dish, fish, fruit Coconut milk ice-cream! Red curry with pork and rice Hot and sour soup with pork coconut water straight from a coconut Pork dumplings from the Sunday street market My first dish of Pad Thai in Thailand! Donut from the market Traditional Thai soup A breakfast: pork soup with rice Used a food delivery service one evening. Food arrived in little bags – had to provide our own dishes Bubble tea! I’ve been getting it at school a lot as it only costs 15 bhat (about 50 cents USD) Chicken Wanton soup with bubble tea for lunch Dessert! Made to order fluffy bread with filling. Pork egg noodle dish for lunch Strawberry drinks while studying in a cafe Pork soup for lunch! Crape from night bizarre. Filled with mango, strawberry, banana, and topped with chocolate Khao Soi for lunch Oreo blizzard- couldn’t resist:) One of my favorite ‘school’ lunches- pineapple fried rice with chicken and soup! Popsicle Pad see ew Khao Soi from my favorite lunch spot Thai omelette over rice with soup for lunch Mango coconut cream bar from 7-11 Lunch from 21/9 hike – chicken and sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves Packaging of my sack lunch Some of the fruit we’ve tried! “Chocolate Tea” Ice cream from 7-11 Chicken basil with rice and egg My favorite lunch time dessert Passion fruit Pineapple smoothie Watermelon ice cream Watermelon ice cream with my friend’s who received a smashed one haha Khao Soi Flower tea with bubbles “Pandan” tea Coconut icecream Khao Soi Pad see ew Donut cappuccino Delicious vegan pizza Chicken soup 7-11 wafer ice cream bar Fried chicken coconut ice cream Pineapple smoothie Super pretty (and delicious) coconut icecream “English breakfast” Dumpling noodle soup Coconut ice cream Dumpling noodle soup Tom Yum soup Japanese restaurant assortment Camping PPJ Pineapple smoothie Pad Thai 7-11 ice cream. Supposed to be Olaf Chicken noodle soup for lunch Thanksgiving lunch Thai style: sweet potato, salad, green beans, chicken, and pumpkin pie