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We went to try an see an elephant show...or crocodile show (we'll never know), but, when we tried to get in, the guard and my uncle started arguing and then the guard asked me (in very fast and angry Thai, mind you), "phuut phaa saa Thai dai mai (can you speak Thai)?" I was taken by surprise and had no time to slowly think of what to say so I didn't say anything. We returned our tickets and it was later explained that non-Thais had to pay more for the show so we were like, "hell naw," and we went to a wax museum instead. That's how American I was on Independence Day. Anyways:

July 3rd in pictures:

Street dog (posted on behalf of Natalie B.)

Spokesperson of 7/11

Gas station food at the 7/11

Best yogurt EVAR.

I'm getting back into the effervescent lifestyle.

Vietnamese food

Vietnamese taco-like thing

Vietnamese sawsage

Vietnamese meat patties of some sort

Vietnamese dessert (my family calls it black worms)

Mama's school

Another one of Mama's school

Thai massage station

This thing was more comfortable than a mumu.

Uncle

They make us wash our feet first.

Happy ending.

Zelda, no?

Fried chicken at Tlad (the market)

meat on a stick at Tlad (the market)

Dinner

Dinner friends

JULY 4 IN PICTURES:

Restaurant

Lady makin' noodles

People eatin' noodles

Me eatin' noodles.

Coconut Ice Cream served with acorn squash,

corn, and sweet sticky rice—GENIUS.

Wax Monk

Are they wax?

All the kings

horses.

Musician

The Bob Dylan of Thailand

Children and their games

Men and their games (?)

Bald head rubbing or something (???) 

The Hans Christian Andersen of Thailand

Low ceilings at the market

Uncle pointing out that this hanging durian is not real 

(like I didn't know)

Real Durian

Sweaty durian

Rambutan

Mang Kuut (mangosteen)

Longan (I think)—my favorite

Inside the mangosteen

outside the rambutan

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