Well, after 2.5 hours of sleep we are a little worn out, but before going to bed for a, hopefully restful nights sleep, we wanted to let you know how our first full day went.
We’ve been immersing ourselves into the Thai culture. We’ve been learning about the Royal Family, the government, the religion and their language. There are some normal things you do in America that are not acceptable here. It’s highly important to us to know their culture before we go down south to work closely with the families.
We will have the opportunity this weekend to document some children in an orphanage that have no images of themselves as well as capturing a local church. It is exciting to see the possibilities we’ll have here in Chaing Mai before heading south to Phuket next week.
We’ve also been looking into labs to do printing while we are up here.
For now we wanted to leave you with a very colorful world. Enjoy – Katie
Images of Bangkok in the morning
Static symbols of devotion in Thailand to the government and the Royal Family.
The new airport in Bangkok, felt like something from a scifi movie. Here is the view towards the outside with the gorgeous gardens.
A little detail from the market today.
Chris & I, at the market.
I just loved this image of the bathroom option at the market.
Coke for every nation.
Another view of the market while closing down for the day in preparation for night market.
There are shrines, like this one on the right, on almost every piece of property; from corporate buildings to homes. They believe that when they leave food, drinks or other offerings on it for the spirits, it will bring prosperity.
This is a little road side image of a girl coming home from school. I was able to capture this little one getting dirt out of her shoe as she reveals her tattered sock.
I cannot say enough about how much I love this image. As we were being driven around, there were many people on bikes and scooters weaving in and out of traffic.
At one point we were in the country side. Driving between mango groves and rice gardens on a curvy, narrow road we managed to get lost. This is where we stopped for directions. One thing we learned is that usually, as Americans, when someone ask for directions and you don’t know how to get them to where they want to go; you either tell them where to go to find to get directions or you tell them you don’t know. Well in Thailand, everyone gives directions, even if they do not know. They think it says something bad about their character, if they are asked for help and are not able to lend some kind of assistance.
Affection is shown differently here. These are two guys…just good friends. The Thais often hold hands or each other’s arms to show friendship. Here they are holding hands, even as they ride their bikes.
SCOOTERS!
Another helpful woman with directions who was more than happy to smile at the camera!
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