Every night, around 6 PM, the street in front of my house is busy with traffic: walkers, motorcycles, trucks, bicycles, cars, and even geese. These water buffalo are my favorite. Sometimes they are running when they are being herded by their...
When I saw this view I thought of France and Camille Corot's landscape paintings of France. But no, this scene was real in Thailand. I had just moved to my permanent site in March and took this picture April 2011.
One-year old Ta is eating noodles while her mother prepares the classroom for the new term at a school in Thailand. This photo was taken in April 2011 by Volunteer Carla Arnold during her first month at site.
One-year old Ta is eating noodles while her mother prepares the kindergarden classroom for the new term. It took Ta a while to eat, but she finished the whole bowl set in front of her. This picture was taken in Thailand on April 2011 by Volunteer...
Sixty-seven year old PCV Carla Arnold (in the vest with back to camera) is acting like the 17-year old she tells everyone she is! This is Songkran (Thai New Year's, April 2011) in Thailand. This takes place during the summer season and is a...
There was a lot of fanfare for this "moment" during Pra Tamnittave's cremation day ceremonies. A representative (and many others) from His Majesty The King of Thailand arrived with the "box" for the Pra's ashes. The attendees at the ceremony...
This was the first mail delivery to my new house! No matter how much rain (and we get a lot) during the rainy season or how many dogs (and we have a lot), the mail gets delivered. This picture was taken by me (PCV Carla Arnold) in May 2011.
Songkran (Thai New Year) in Thailand ends at Wat Saad with Buddha and the monks. Everyone has spent the last two hours walking through the village being doused with water and/or dousing with water. Buddha does not escape this annual tradition.
When you look closely at this picture, you will notice that the monk's robe is totally wet. For two hours prior to this photo everyone in the village was celebrating the Thai New Year (Songkran), which is April 13-15. During the celebration...
As a Peace Corps Volunteer of only 8 months (arriving January 2011), I presently feel that the two most necessary things for my survival at my site are the bicycle provided by the PC (a major source of transportation) and the school watch dog (Ya...
My position as a Co-teacher and Collaborator with a Thai teacher of English is to help her teach and the students learn English. In order to do this Ning (pictured with me) and I started a program called SEED (Speak English Every Day). When...
PCV Carla is introducing Principal Sawat (April 2011) to the world of rainbows, munchkins, and the belief that all things are possible. The principal has allowed other areas of the school to have rainbows painted in connection with an award party...
Volunteer Carla Arnold is demonstrating to the students Total Body Response as a way of getting them to learn new words. It is obvious the word is "driver" and the topic is? (You guessed it, occupations.) The students really love this method,...
Teachers are learning English, along with the students, through the Speak English Every Day program. They are reading one of the weekly dialogues created by Volunteer Carla Arnold (2011-2013) and her Thai co-teacher. The students are given...
Volunteer Carla is having a little sanook (fun) with the nak rians (students). She is a co-teacher and collaborator with a Thai teacher of English at the school, working with six grades (P4-5-6 and M1-2-3). These boys are n Mattayom (middle...
A principal is giving out tickets to the students who were speaking to him in English. The tickets are part of SEED (Speak English Every Day) which was established by Volunteer Carla Arnold and her counterpart Ning Saijung in March 2011. A...
It was dark as I was looking for a bathroom one night in April 2011. I was at the Wat for the cremation ceremony of a monk. I looked into this open door and saw all these dishes. I just thought what an interesting picture and at the same time I...
In this photo the monks are heading up the funeral procession of the cremation coffin of Pra Tamnittave of Wat Nong Wang Nang Boa, Amphur Phon, Khonkaen, Thailand. The monk was placed in this "air-conditioned" coffin for 100 days before the...