the view down to watjai's house...
yesterday was a light day in terms of work. kyle went with wat to experiment with some mud/sand-based paint they are going to use on a neighbor's house, and i stayed home to teach shaba how to knit a cabled scarf. she picked it up really quickly. i was impressed by how easy it was to communicate, considering she speaks no english, and the only thai phrases i know at this point are "hello," "thank you," and "turn left."
I wanted to include a brief section on our daily routine at Watjai's farm. The day begins at 7am with a chorus of jungle creatures shouting "good morning!" - gene kelly's got nothing on these guys. we enjoy tea and a light breakfast before washing dishes from last night and heading to work. 1st lunch is around 11am. before each meal, we stay quiet for a few moments and "come back to ourselves" - very peaceful and centering. after 1st lunch there is a brief nap and a little more work, before second lunch at around 2pm. shaba cooks all the meals and they are becoming more and more flavorful as she discovers how much red pepper we can take. we work again until around 6 - then baths and dinner. baths involve pouring water over our heads with a half of a coconut, and i swear i've never felt cleaner in my life. dinner follows at 7, and then tea. after dinner, kyle and i retire to our hut and play cards while we sip on a bottle of cheap whiskey (? - the label's in thai, so it's anyone's guess) before we are tired enough to pass out on the bamboo floor-boards.
rinse and repeat!
rinse and repeat!
this is our hut! very cozy, and only a few mice.
yesterday was a light day in terms of work. kyle went with wat to experiment with some mud/sand-based paint they are going to use on a neighbor's house, and i stayed home to teach shaba how to knit a cabled scarf. she picked it up really quickly. i was impressed by how easy it was to communicate, considering she speaks no english, and the only thai phrases i know at this point are "hello," "thank you," and "turn left."
here is kyle making kafir lime shampoo.
also, fauna of note:
- monkey with a big puffy reddish face by the side of the road while on the mini-bus from Hua Hin to Pa-La-U (Wat's farm). according to wat, people leave food by the side of roads for monkeys, often with plastic bags included. one of wat's ideas to make money is to sell safe monkey food to tourists and clean up trash so the monkeys don't get confused and choke.
- big scary poisonous centipede. kyle found this while clearing brush away from wat's stream. wat says that bites from these bugs can give even thai people a high fever.
i think i will save more for later. for now, we miss you.
<3 audrey
also, fauna of note:
- monkey with a big puffy reddish face by the side of the road while on the mini-bus from Hua Hin to Pa-La-U (Wat's farm). according to wat, people leave food by the side of roads for monkeys, often with plastic bags included. one of wat's ideas to make money is to sell safe monkey food to tourists and clean up trash so the monkeys don't get confused and choke.
- big scary poisonous centipede. kyle found this while clearing brush away from wat's stream. wat says that bites from these bugs can give even thai people a high fever.
i think i will save more for later. for now, we miss you.
<3 audrey
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