"In 2008, there were 15.2 million refugees around the world, and it is estimated that 80 percent of refugees are women and children" (Refugees International) . . . most Shan refugees continue to be left out of this statistic and denied official refugee status despite undergoing severe persecution in their home country.

Friday, November 5, 2010

:) Mai Soong Ka

Mai Soong Ka...'Hello' in Shan :)

After 48 hours straight travel...plane...wait...plane...wait...bus...bus...buuuuussss...bus...I have arrived back in Pai. I have spent the week searching for a house to rent with Paul, and possible bike to buy (not much more than renting + the rentals available are a bit dodgey these days). I went back to the Rock Village (where I worked last year) to surprise the kids with face paints...so wonderful to hear their laughter again...and plan to meet the other two villages on the weekend. Enjoy a few pictures below and I will write soon, hopefully with a bit more of an exciting humorous story-telling edge! For now I continue to recover from the jet-lag!! Happiness to you all! x x

  No matter how many times I'm here the tacky fabrics never get old!!



                                        Face paints :)



                 Our new 1 day old kittens @ the guesthouse :)
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