April New Year Holiday 2016

Celebrating the biggest holiday of the year with some friends.

Eating is part of the fun too!

Driving around town getting wet and throwing water.

Adventures "up north"

Hiking to the waterfall.

Selfie overlooking the town.

Arriving at the bus station after a cramped 7 1/2 hour journey.

Lots of young people enjoying the warm weather and school break.

Gorgeous 80 meter high 2-tiered waterfall.

Butchering a pig in the river.

Lunch with our friend's relatives.

The local park features some of the ethnic groups found in the province.

Sunset at the local park.

Replica of an archaeological site.

Dinner with a student from a past English camp.

Viengxay

A tour of the caves in "Victory City" to understand more about the history of the current government.

Misc. Pics February and March 2016

Elaborate wedding for a former student.

Men cooking for the women in honor "International Women's Day".

The women visiting before the meal.

My nephew opening the intricate Vietnamese paper pop-up cards sold at the market here.

First Christian funeral and burial for the believers here.

Celebrating the Passover (Seder) meal with some teammates and friends.

Explaining Good Friday to our students during an event.

Performance highlighting 3 of the main ethnic groups in the country.

Running into some of our students who were enjoying the show too.

One of the contestants featured in the beauty pageant introducing herself.

Scaffolding for a new bridge going up in the neighborhood.

Mom and baby on their way home.

Brown and dusty this time of year, but it still has a beauty of its own.