Rain, rain, go away

Let it rain!  photo:  Krak

Waiting for customers  photo:  Jaw Sajin

After the first day of classes we were invited to a Mon festival near the big Mon temple on what is called the 'Mon side' of the river.  This is the village where the Mon people displaced by the building of the dam were re-settled.

To get there, we walked across the longest wooden bridge in Thailand,  recently repaired, as it used to have quite a few missing timbers.  The students were selling salads and snacks at what was a country fair with rides, games, DVDs, CDs, and tons of plastic stuff to buy.   Unfortunately it started to rain that afternoon and kept it up for the next four days. 

Mon temple on the 'Mon side'

Selling food at the festival  photo:  Jaw Sajin

 Undaunted,  the students carried on, even though it was blanket and sweater cold.  Very unusual weather for hot season!

Snacks  photo: Chan

 If you close your eyes and pretend it's potato chips it's not so bad.

School's front yard

Note Jaw Sajin's hoodie!

Beejei dressed for the cold

Blankets and sandals:  planning session

Luckily the students had lots of blankets to share with us.

The ultimate in chic rain gear

This was the warmest thing I had!