Lao Voices

As long as I’d remember, teaching is a very respectable profession in Laos/Thailand and teachers are highly regarded in the Lao/Thai community. I do have to admit that I’m a bit scared of all my teachers in Thailand, they had their ways with the bamboo stick; unlike my parents that never once hit me, I [...]

Video description: The ancient tradition of Morning Alms Giving. Every morning in Theravada Buddhist societies, the monks gather their alms bowls around 6AM. Drums wake the people to notify them that the monks are coming. The monks then walk throughout their neighborhood collecting food they will eat for the day. The tradition dates back to [...]