Last days in Chiang Mai and trip to Mae Sai and Myanmar

Art, M and I at the Khantoke dinner at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center dinner show. They are wearing their CMU Graduate students Lanna shirts. Nalat!

Art, riding behind Ayk. Everyone here has a motorcycle!!! M and I

Clark and Mo (M and Art's friend)
The Mekong River. Over on the left is the Guesthouse where we stayed. Entering Myanmar!

At the market in Myanmar. Boy selling parrots at market in Myanmar.

Burmese monks. Art and i


chicken feet, mae sai...

where we stayed in mae sai (northernmost town in thailand). Wat Umong Temple in Chiang Mai.

Its monsoon season :)
ryan's bike that i can lift with one finger. he's very proud of it.

M and I. Delicious thai fruits.

delicious bugs? mai aloi.

dragon fruit. Buddhist sayings.

Moe and I, on way back from homestay in front of a "Hot Sping"
The wall around the old city.
The loved Thai king.

flowers at Warorot Market

Everything here in Chiang Mai is going great!!! Last weekend we went up to Mae Sai, which is the most northern town in Thailand, and crossed the border into Myanmar, primarily to get our Thai visas renewed. It was a very interesting experience seeing the very north of Thailand and a very very small glimpse of Myanmar. There are a few pictures here. Also, I have been exploring around Chiang Mai more and getting to be better friends with the Thai students. Sadly, today is our last day in Chiang Mai!!! We are all wrapping up last minute things and then tomorrow morning we leave early to Phitsanuloke, which is near Sukothai. For the next 3 days, we will be exploring Sukothai and finishing up our class, which means we are taking the final exam and each group will give a presentation. We have been working on them alot, as all of the Thai students will have to give part of the presentation, so they need to get it down in English.

Saturday, we will say goodbye to our new friends and head south to Bangkok and then the gulf! I am sad to leave Chiang Mai, but very excited to do some relaxing on a beautiful beach, and of course some snorkeling and possibly diving. I am still checking into airfare to Vietnam to see if thats a possibility.

I hope all the pictures here don't slow down your computer! I will try to update again soon!

Cheers,

Katie