A Little More on Laos

I wasn't kidding when I said that the bread in Laos was super exciting. There were sandwich carts all over the place, and we got the most delicious sandwich I've ever had! It was a baguette loaded up with mystery meat, various sauces (one spicy, one sweet), lots of cilantro, and some veggies. It may sound sketchy, but it was sooo good.

The other interesting thing about Laos (okay, probably the legitimately interesting thing) is that it is a communist country. There are hammer and sickle flags everywhere. The one touristy thing we had time to do was climb the Patouxai arch, a monument to honor fallen soldiers. It was a pretty impressive monstrosity.

Now we're back in Hua Hin, getting ready for the week. We have to teach all week. No Christmas break for us! Although we may or may not have Friday off, due to some meeting. I have been asked to choreograph the kindergarten Christmas dance for the Christmas celebration on Wednesday, and Richard is playing Christmas songs at his school. I had one dance practice so far, which involved ten tiny girls in Santa hats, lots of miscommunication, one child breaking down in tears, and a whole lot of Cute. Christmas is definitely recognized and celebrated, but more as a Western spectacle than anything else. I'm getting a little sad to be missing Christmas at home, but we have some friends here in town, so we'll make sure to celebrate. Happy holidays!