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Departure gate at LAX

Bangkok Airport

Flying into Chiang Mai

seashell planters at bills house

these windows are the only air circulation in his house

cool star flowers

Bill's Greenhouse

Toms on the tile

Hotel Chiang Mai

I say it like "son tail" but have no idea how to spell it. They're like unofficial buses around Thailand.

the view of downtown

so this one time I had an allergic reaction and my lip swelled up

Dunkin Donuts in Thailand. Of course.

Standing in front of a hay bale, Muang Na

Bag of crushes peanuts at the market, Chiang Mai

Market, Chiang Mai

Bill haggling for prices

Happy Crab, Chiang Mai

Flower market, Chiang Mai

Family walking through the market

motorbikes and temples

drive by of a gorgeous temple

power lines and pastel colored buildings

Quick view of the Old Temple

Driving through Chiang Mai

Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center, Chiang Mai

These buildings reminded me of San Francisco for some reason.

Women's Restroom at a fancy restaurant, Chiang Mai

entrance

River through the restaurant

Canopy in the main dining room

waterfront dining

Khao Mao Khao Fang Restaurant, Chiang Mai

Elephant Camp sign

Entrance sign, Chiang Dao Elephant Camp

Entrance to the elephant camp

no dogs allowed

This bridge made me nervous

chiang dao

Elephant, Chiang Dao Elephant Camp

Elephant Riding Shoes

I love his hat.

Nueng and Alan riding an elephant

Where they keep the elephants. Riverfront property.

He's like the grandfather of the elephants.

elephant statue

The baby elephant

Taking a little nap

Putting his hat on for his buddy

Elephant painting

Lined up like the Rockettes

the masterpiece is almost complete

He can roll this log with his trunk.

Mom walking the drawbridge

Arriving in the mountains

The main road in Muang Na, right on the Burmese border

Chinese school, Muang Na

Bottle shards on a fence

Thai writing that I obviously can't read. Hopefully it doesn't say something about explosives.

The terraces at the house in Muang Na

hanging laundry

Lettuce, bok choy, herbs in the field

beans growing in the field

Sorry bunnies, you are destined for dinner

He's smiling at me

I tried to climb this hill but it was super steep and my Tom's just couldn't handle it.

It looks so tropical.

Through the palms to the mountains

white flowers (I should probably figure out what kind)

The tents and tables and the volunteers chilling out back.

The Door Foundation house

new friends from the village

Proof I rode an elephant

And yes, the picture frame is made of elephant dung.

The nicest house in the village.

Roosters on a wall

Another fancy house with a sontail in the yard

telephone booths

A Hilltribe woman walking home barefoot.

This is what the restaurants look like in Northern Thailand.

These purple flowers look like they could be in my backyard.

A little gazebo in the village

Maybe a speed limit sign?

A sign for a cell phone service, I think

Nueng said this sign said something about not smoking.

American movies in Muang Na

Another king and queen portrait

The gate at the fancy house.

A side alley to another one of the villages

Portrait of the King and Queen

Alan playing guitar

Hiding in a concrete tube

Up on the hill, afraid of snakes

the mountains through the window

My favorite picture from Muang Na

Long road to the mountains

Those tiny dots are people working in the field.

View from the top of the mountain road.

Chester the Cheetah

Listening to the drunk Lahu man

Bird of Paradise

She came up to the gate and then ran away.

Dew on the leaves

yes, more orchids

I thought the door handle looked fancy

The Door Foundation banner

Potted palm on the front porch

Razor wire fence in front of the Chinese Kindergarten

The road towards the Lahu village

Muang Na School

Playing out in the field before school

The hill behind the house where our friend "OK" lived

Our neighbor's bright blue gate

Mom with Nanae and her brother

Sukjai and Fern playing with Play Doh

Alan showing the kids pictures on his laptop

More clothes drying in the insane Thailand heat

Sukjai and Fern eating banana pudding

Sukjai is enjoying it

Don't ruin your dinner, kids

Payap Christian Zone interns helping out for a few days

Lahu girls playing under the tent

They sure love their balloons

Nanae and friend after the rain

Water tanks at the school

No idea what this says, but I liked the person holding hands and skipping with kids who have hearts for heads

motorbikes at the school

The yard of the school turns into a lake after the rain

Playing in the mud

He's showing us a worm

the school cafeteria

The sinks next to the cafeteria

Nanae waiting for us

School uniforms

Mom reading to the kids

Nueng gathering everyone around for a story

Acting out a story

My little girl sitting all alone

Lined up to make a craft involving jewels (as you may have guessed)

They can never smile without doing some sort of weird face or peace sign

Bible Verse of the day

Nueng telling them how to do a bean bag relay

A little Chinese girl in her school uniform

Brothers and Sisters

waiting in line for balloons

Nueng pumping up the crowd

They want balloons

At least we've got one girl smiling

Playing with balloons after VBS

His forehead jewels made him look like a bug. Or an alien.

She always had a smile on her face. Adorable girl. That umbrella is bigger than she is.

Fern and Sukjai with their heart balloons.

Mom brought her baby to get a balloon too.

Mit from Payap playing with Fern and Sukjai

Playing with wikki stix

Whiteboard markers

Sukjai on his tricycle

Nanae with her Wikki Stix

Schoolkids doing their morning rituals

The girls showing off their artwork

my crayon drawing of the view

Do you think they meant Development?

We made rings out of banana leaves.

Letting the girls tie rings on me.

Showing off their love

Pink flowers that the girls picked for us

I love this elephant on their school shirts.

Mom playing with blocks.

Showing off drawings of us volunteers. I think I was the second from the left.

I thought her drawings were great.

Lifting weights that were holding the tents down

Dancing under the tent in the rain

picking lettuce for lunch

Working hard on her lion picture

My little girl showing off her balloon

playing with the girls at school

They got to keep the colored pencils.

They gave me this certificate for my time at the school

Mom with flowers in her hair

Nueng with flowers in her hair

Me with flowers in my hair (and rocking my Cougarpalooza bandana)

Smiling with her bowl of pad thai

The Payap crew going back to Chiang Mai

Truck full of baskets

Food stand across from the school

They sold chicken and sausages and noodles, but I wasn't so sure about them. Nueng was.

Singing "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes"

Singing with Alan

Loving their ribbon dancers

Alan painting faces

Fern's butterfly

Sukjai's butterfly

They are best friends, as you can see with their matching butterflies.

Maree coloring with the kids.

Mom holding a baby

They loved making jewelry.

She is the bead princess.

Nueng admiring their butterfly crafts.

Presenting Fung with a Bible

A shrine at the school

offerings at the school

Listening intently

Our worm friend holding a stick

They know their ABCs

Kids in other classes wanted to see what the crazy farangs were doing here.

Younger grades watching us

Our globe showing Thailand

He's got the whole world in his hands

If you answered a question wrong you got baby powder in your face. This kid asked for it.

She did not want to get powdered.

Nueng signing autographs.

Nueng's phone number on his arm

Nueng reading a story

A kid playing Jesus on the cross

Nueng telling the story

Holding her pipe cleaner star wand

The fabric of our sarongs

A crazy looking rainbow we saw on our walk to the Chinese school.

Peeking into the school

Motorbike, the only way to travel

the bell tower at the Chinese school

A lil puppy at the Chinese school

Boy playing with the dog

The temple that looks more like a condo

Sukjai caught red handed with a cup of Kool Aid

Blowing bubbles

Fung with her completed puzzle.

The boys in their Hilltribe attire

A schoolboy hiding through the fence

Wearing her Chinese attire

Chinese school friends

Tan spraying the boys

Sukjai creeping through my window

Fung drawing me

My girl and her sister

Playing Chinese jumprope

Eating ice cubes

Her skirt looked like a ballerina tutu

Playing tug of war

Wiped out after a long day of playing

Posing with her brother

baby brother with piercing eyes

holding up the cross she made

Picture of the king

A gate with pictures of the queen "when she was pretty," according to Nueng

Viharn Lai Kham

Statue at Wat Phra Singh

Albert Einstein? What are you doing here?

Sunday Night Market, Chiang Mai

Mr. Burger and jars of mysterious substances

I loved this mobile coffee shop in a VW van

Tuk tuks and airplanes made from cans

An old looking building surrounded by new ones that apparently used to be owned by a British company?

Rachadamnoen Road

part of the city wall

I love misspellings.

They love Playboy for some reason. And 7-Eleven.

This is my favorite photo from the market. It's so busy.

an accidental photo from the missionary house we stayed in in Chiang Mai on the way back

You have been officially welcomed.

Dozens of Buddhas at a store in Bantawai

Welcome to Bantawai

Kitten sleeping by an artist's studio

Entrance to Bantawai Market

There were so many shops.

Proud to be Thai

An elephant head at a cafe in Bantawai

Big Smile, the Thai way

Lots of little fishies in here

Drive by shot of a huge Chinese temple

Gazebo at the entrance to the Mandarin Oriental

Gorgeous entrance

Nueng wants to take a ride in the carriage

Eating some hay

The Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi Resort, Chiang Mai

an intricately carved column

I liked the white against the green against the brown

Alan and Nueng waving at us

Amy's Chacos against the flower tiles

Seating area in the lobby

entrance to the Horn Bar

more amazing tile work

Spices and oils

Seating area next to the guest rooms

Colonial Suite living room

Colonial Suite bedroom

Colonial Suite bathroom

Colonial Suite sinks

Direct access to the pool (one of two)

Pool number one, by all the suites

Poolside cabana

Alan and Bill talking to the rep about the building

Stairs straight into the pool

View to the reception area. Apparently a lot of weddings are held out here.

Housekeeping cart

Entrance to the villas

Villa living room

Nueng swinging outside the villa.

Steps to the bedroom area

Painting station

They pay people to do crafts all day, even though we were the only people there.

Pool 2, also completely empty

pool access for the villas

International newspapers

walking up to the yoga pavillion

underground tunnel where the gym is

The tree where Buddha slept.

Wat Chedi Luang. Survived an earthquake.

Wat Chedi Luang

I thought these benches were funky

Wat Chedi Luang, built in the 14th century

Buddha at Wat Chedi Luang

Wat Chedi Luang with an offering area in front of the gate that keeps you from trying to climb it.

Me at Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai

gnome at the old temple in Chiang Mai

Elephants on the old temple

Monks and businessmen

A tree saved by the monks because it is supposed to save the city from harm

Scary door knocker

Reclining Buddha, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai

Golden Sleeping Buddha

Light skinned Buddhas

My favorite king of Buddha- the chubby one

Young monk texting

Where the ashes of the monks are kept

He's got a super creepy mustache.

Guarding the temple

I stepped on glass in the temple and bled all over the sidewalk.

Year of the Snake

Donations to Buddha depending on which day of the week you were born on.

You write something on the fabric and they cover the old temple with it

You write your message or give your offering and the bird takes it up there

Wat Kuan Kama sign

He's not dead, just sleepin.

Nueng at our final temple of the day, Mornthean Temple

Love this GIANT Buddha

Mornthean Temple

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