Here is a bit more about our stay in Nong Khai. The pace of life here is unquestionably relaxed. As I mentioned before, our guest house is on the edge of the Mekong River, and one could easily waste a day lounging outside. This is what many of us do on a daily basis.
When we got back from Laos, we were bombarded with activities surrounding the Rocket Festival (a one day celebration in which large rockets are lit off into the sky, so that they bring rain). Some of the students participated in a fashion show, where they displayed Thai outfits. The group also attended a pre-Rocket Festival parade, where some of the same students performed a traditional Thai dance. This parade was hot and chaotic (and not very enjoyable). The next day was finally the actual Rocket Festival. It was hot and chaotic again, and we only stayed a short while to watch some of the rockets launch.
There is a group of Thai students studying at First Global Community College (where we are studying), and many of us have befriended them. Two girls (I can't pronounce or spell their names) have been hanging out with my friends and showing us around town. On a Buddhist holiday, they took us to a wat and showed us how to participate. We walked around the temple 3 times for luck and had our fortunes read. They then took us to a riverside buffet (not really a restaurant), where we cooked our food in a hot pot. Today, some of us visited the statue park (Nong Khai's most famed attraction). It was strange and beautiful. Look at my pictures on Facebook!
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