Misc Pics Oct & Nov 2016

Half day rice harvesting with one of my student's family

First day of Hmong New Year...eating evening meal with my house owner and their family. 

One of my "Teacher Day" gifts in October. 

New experience...going to "Catmosphere"- a cat cafe.  

Incense and an offering to spirits for the birth of a new baby. 

Celebrating my housemate's birthday. 

One of my classes this term at school. 

Visiting a neighbor on her birthday. 

You never know what the road conditions will be like...thankfully, this one looked worse than it was. 

Nature Pics and Pics Around Town

Art in Paradise 3D Museum

Had fun playing around at the 3D art museum with my teammates! 

Misc. Pics August 2016

Ladies day out of town to enjoy one of the Plain of Jars sites. 

Rainy season brings out the "green" and the bugs! 

The cows decided to check out the Plain of Jars too. 

A youthful moment for my 60 year old co-worker...flying a kite :)

Our town seems to change and develop at a rapid rate. This was a sign posted a short ways out of town and I just happened to see it laying on the garbage pile along the road. Was excited to snap up this piece of local history :) 

Really big and bright atlas moth trying to sneak in to the school. 

The stream by my house ended up getting flooded one of the days that about 20cm of rain fell!

Several power outages this month...looks like stringing new power lines was one of the reasons why. 

Not sure whose idea this was, but sometimes it's best to go with the flow and not ask. 

My new students working on a project. 

Two girls that I'm getting to know this term. 

One the two main roads that lead to our province and town.  I'm glad I didn't have to travel on it, but several of my teammates have! 

Avocado season is short, but I'm sure enjoying them! 

One of the snakes I saw on my walk...thankfully I don't run into them as frequently as I did in Thailand! 

Misc. Pics June and July 2016

Happy Birthday! 

Paddleboat around the pond with my niece. 

Walk in the woods with my sister

The paint-by-number pics I finished and framed for my siblings. 

Fourth of July parade watching my uncle lead the parade as the Town Supervisor. 

A final walk with my parents. 

Historic Ohio State Reformatory....also known as the "Shawshank Redemption" prison. 

Appreciated some help cutting out flannel graph materials. 

This bull seems to like hanging out at our house sometimes. 

A recent pic of the school staff and teachers. 

My niece and nephew dressed up for a wedding. 

Layover on way back to Asia took me to Abu Dhabi...home of world's 4th largest mosque. 

Making spring rolls for a church fundraiser.