Sharing Culture

I think he digs it!

I recently sent my friends a traditional Northern Thailand hill tribe outfit I got at a Hmong market for their son, Jack.  Although I don’t live in Northern Thailand (I live in the Northeast) and haven’t had the opportunity to work with the Hmong people, I love being able to share different aspects of the various cultures here with my family and friends back home! And I have to say Jack looks quite dashing 🙂

 

Our Chief Concern

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn’t be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.
-Mos Def

Sister Doctor

I recently found out I have a blood clot in my leg, and since I didn’t know how to explain it to my host family, I sent my sister P’Nokyung (a nurse) a link to a medical website in Thai about it via text. I didn’t hear back from her which was unusual, but then I got a text from my oldest sister, P’Plao, who is a doctor in a nearby province. It was just so sweet to me that the family had obviously shared it with one another, and that P’Plao checked in with me. It also made me feel a lot better and a lot safer about returning to site :).