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| One of the local elementary schools that we did a Christmas outreach. |
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| Another local elementary school. |
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| Took a trip up to Chiang Mai during our Christmas break from language learning. So interesting that Ronald McDonald is "wai-ing"! Very contextualized. The kids made it through the whole trip without asking to eat at McDonalds! |
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| The famous "East Gate" in Chiang Mai |
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| Visited an orchid garden in Chiang Mai. Very beautiful! |
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| Took the kids to an elephant camp in Chiang Mai as a special treat. They thoroughly enjoyed it! Here they are watching the baby elephants take baths. |
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| Went on an elephant ride as well. |
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| Visited the highest "wat" in Chiang Mai. The steps reminded us of the steps in the cartoon "Kungfu Panda"! |
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| Handing out blankets at a local elementary school affected by the flooding in 2011. The boys got to help as well. |
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| Lila with some of the local students. It's purple day! |
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| The local kids were so cute! |
I'm soooo glad you all visited Chiang Mai and did the tourist thing....we did that as a family before the kids started attending CMIS there and it is really my favorite tourist place in Thailand. All the factories of handcrafts, the elephants, the reptile farm, the butterfly and orchid farm, the night bazaar every single night, the zoo, etc etc etc... thailand is full of wonderful places to have your day's off with the kids....waterfalls, etc... and puts you in a more relaxed environment while absorbing, observing, learning Thai culture.
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