Hello, สวัสดี (Sa wa dii), Hola

It became clear to me sometime last week how rice is able to be Thailand's number 1 export. I live in the middle of all the rice fields but have yet to see them in all of their glory. Arriving during the tail end of the wet season, I spent the majority of my time here so far in the cool season and then briefly the hot season. After experiencing some of the biggest thunderstorms of my life including torrential downpours for the likes of an hour I finally saw the rice fields lush and green. I decided to take my favorite bike ride to Phon Tan and snap some pictures of the fields during sunset and here is what I came back with . . .