Hello, สวัสดี (Sa wa dii), Hola

So, my friend Jackie (fellow WorldTeach Volunteer) came to visit my village this weekend and stay through Monday to observe me teaching. When I told Earm and Sumet about her coming they immediately planned an activity for us on Sunday because they are adorable, hospitable, and well just welcoming fun people. They had showed me a reservoir that is about 3km from my house about a month ago and had explained that they like to drive "off-road" around it, have a picnic, and when it is hot take a boat out into it and swim. When I first learned about the reservoir I thought we wouldn't be going for months, but Friday they asked if Jackie and I would like to go for a picnic on Sunday - Of course!

Here is a video of the "off-road" driving we did - at one point not in this video we were legit driving through the water. Sumet is driving, another teacher from my school Han Yot is in the front seat (its his land rover we're in), Pah-wa is in the back with us and his son, bon (the one who is dressed in the bucket hat, the LL Cool J look-alike circa 1990), and batman is a little boy who goes to NongHee named JJ - as we were starting our drive Sumet says, "Now on Safari TV" - what a jokester.



Next we have what, or rather who Jackie and I like to call the Water Buffalo Whisperer


And lastly, the battle royale - clearly all boys are the same no matter what age and in what country they live so at one point JJ (batman) and bon (LL Cool J) start play fighting and here is a short video of the nonsense.