I have to say, I was happy to get back to Vientiane last night. Even though ethnically and culturally Isan (North Eastern Thailand) is very similar to Laos, I really felt like I was coming “home” when I crossed the Friendship Bridge last night.
Here is a map showing the geography of the places I am [...]
Posts Tagged ‘maha sarakham’
back from thailand
Posted in home, livin', work, tagged dinosaurs, friendship bridge, laos, local information network, maha sarakham, mushrooms, thailand, udon thani, vientiane on Monday, 15 September, 2008 | 1 Comment »
conference in thailand
Posted in work, tagged conference, fish laap vomit, keynote speaker, local information resources, maha sarakham, thailand on Wednesday, 10 September, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I am writing this from Maha Sarakham’s Academic Resource Centre’s Director’s Daughter’s bedroom. Does that make sense? Don’t worry, the daughter isn’t here, she’s in Chicago, of all places. But her parents have WIRELESS INTERNET AT HOME. This is really exciting for me.
I was invited to attend the following conference with the director of [...]