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

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    U-SUK Hotel in Maha Sarakham, Thailand

    I drove by the other day just to make sure it was still there (it’s a few doors down from my co-worker’s language school). It was pretty much unchanged from…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos

    Gonna sell my CRF

    I miss it already, it was the first and only motorized vehicle I’ve bought new. I took these photos at the hidden lake behind my faculty building, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Our New Thai House,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture,  Work

    Online Teaching at Thai University

    The biggest COVID wave so far spread through Maha Sarakham from a couple months ago, so my university postponed the new term until this week. I’m teaching four Public Speaking…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Bull

    Somebody brought their bull to graze on Nam’s mom’s property. This is a fairly normal occurrence in rural Thailand. And this is as close as I dared get to it.…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    Rat Sushi

    This is one of the last photos I took on an outing before COVID lockdown. I checked, but they weren’t actually serving rodents of any kind, so we can chalk…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars

    Crown at Sunset

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Mahasarakham University Demonstration School (Elementary)

    Oh, and yes, their school is abbreviated as “MUDS.” They all wear athletic shirts that say MUDS on their backs once a week on “sports uniform” days.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    That's where they went!

    Over at the Bangkok Post, I just stumbled upon the reason why Play Bar, De Loft, and Image club in Maha Sarakham shut down at the same time a few…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Tawan Dang, Kaew Kant, Hiso Club – Blue Lighting Rules in Maha Sarakham

    These are actually the most popular type of tourist attraction in Maha Sarakham, after dark at least. During the day, I would say SermThai Plaza shopping mall wins first prize.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Thai Society/Culture,  Web

    Why TripAdvisor Sucks.

    Holy shit, no wonder Northeast Thailand is so misunderstood: The closest the Mekong River comes to Maha Sarakham province is around 170 kilometers away, in Mukdahan. One of the tributaries…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Let me tell you about my day

    Tropical Storm Podul (North Korean for “willow”) has been dumping on us since around midnight and I spent the day trying to prevent everything we own from being flooded including…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Khon Kaen to Maha Sarakham

    When Nam is driving, I like snapping photos from the passenger seat. Up here in Isan, this type of photo is defined by capturing the camera in the side mirror…

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