. . . Feasting together at a hot pot buffet with 18 people including immediate family members, a visiting auntie and her husband, 2 youth from mountain villages, 2 Buddhist boyfriends and 1 foreigner.
. . . Washing clothes together by hand on a Saturday morning. Scrubbing and talking is a valued weekly activity and thus far the family has chosen not to purchase a washing machine.
. . . Crowding together in a Volvo with 8 people plus 2 "Hello Kitty" helium balloons, so no one will have to travel on a motorcycle in the pending rain.
. . . Meeting to plan the wedding of the second oldest daughter and each person sharing what they can contribute to the wedding costs.
. . . Eating together at the end of the day. There is always a full table and room for one more.
. . . Gathering together in the dining room/living room when unexpectedly the lights went out in a rain storm.
. . . Assisting younger siblings with their educational expenses by providing funds to start their own small business of selling phone cards.
. . . Going to Catholic mass with 3 generations.
. . . Wandering together on the family farm "harvesting" various produce from trees, forest and field to be taken back to the city and enjoyed.
A special thanks to my Lao host family who has adopted me as one of their family.
1 comment:
yes, i cam imagine that the Lao experience would be very different if you were not adopted ...
it reminds me of home (well, my parents' home that is ...)
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