Sorry for not having written in so long. Since I came back from Vietnam I have been incredibly busy, not only getting ready to go back home, but also visiting libraries around Vientiane.
When I first arrived back, Dr. Aree and some other experts from Thailand were here giving a UNESCO supported workshop on Information Literacy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘library’
vientiane… home sweet home!
Posted in culture, livin', work, tagged central library, information literacy, LALIC, laos, library, nam ngun dam, vientiane on Monday, 18 May, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ending radio silence
Posted in culture, eatin', livin', tagged birthday, bus, flood, laos, library, luang prabang, mekong, news, south east asia, travel, weekend on Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just got back from a 4 days trip to Luang Prabang, and I have lots of news!
Firstly, I went to Luang Prabang to celebrate my 29th birthday. Just thinking about it makes me feel old but I had a lovely time in the former royal capital. I took a bus Saturday morning from Vientiane, [...]
buying a bike, taking the bus
Posted in livin', work, tagged bikes, bus, computers, library, monks, pms on Monday, 30 June, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, I bought a 2nd hand bike from my landlord’s sister. I will take a picture of it soon. It looks like somebody puked tie-dye all over it, it’s a one-speed, chinese, cheap-ass-bike. But it’s nearly new and gets around decently, though the seat really hurts my bum. I tried in [...]
exactly 8 minutes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged finding a place to live, foreigners, library, monks on Thursday, 26 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have exactly 8 minutes to write a post. Here’s the low-down:
It’s pretty amazing getting to watch Drs. Gorman & Dorner work, wow. They are really my heroes. The Lao participants of the workshop seem to be getting these pretty abstract ideas too, which impresses me. I have met a few people who I will [...]
