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Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Lax noodle shop

    Taken at the end of last year, when our faces weren’t melting.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Work

    Random kitty

    I just yoinked him at work. Building 4 (the English Program) at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Hot like the hell

    A student told me it was hot like the hell the other day, and I’m not inclined to disagree. The temp is reaching 43°C (109.4°F) pretty much all week, and…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Thai Society/Culture

    Upcountry Sidecar

    Saw this girl being transported to school a while back I still see something new every day up here.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture,  Work

    Work Man Ship?

    This is a solar-lighted walking path at my university. I’m very happy they renewed them, since the old ones were not lighted and were a constant tetanus hazard, but, this…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Crazy cloud patterns

    I took this photo in an open area of my university in January, but it feels so long ago… It’s hot season now. The temp yesterday got up to 41C,…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    Potak Soup

    “Potak” apparently means “shipwreck,” although I haven’t confirmed it beyond a Google search.* This may be considered a variant of Tom Yum Goong, although it really depends on who’s making…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Our New Thai House,  Photos

    Japanese Hyosatsu (Name Plate) in Thailand

    When we built our house in Thailand 17 years ago, we had a Japanese-style name plate carved in granite. When we were thinking of selling our house and moving back…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Rice paddy view

    These particular fields (next to a needle shop and art village) have lain fallow for so long, I’m not sure if there’s actually any rice left.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    NY Fireworks

    The neighborhood was lit up. Taken in front of our house.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Secret Kiln

    If you know, you know. Seeing this made me want to watch True Detective S1 again. True Detective set in rural Thailand would have the perfect atmosphere.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Blue PVC is Real Thailand

    And for some reason, in most of Asia, the common word for spigot seems to be, “cock.”

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