A Christmas Celebration, Thai Style

Chris' nonprofit invited us to their annual Christmas party. We were so excited to be with them and to see how they celebrate Christmas!

We went to the home of one of Chris' coworkers who lives in a nearby village outside Chiang Mai. They prepared for the party, soaking the vegetables and setting up the karaoke.

This is Petsila with the whiskey she made and her little cup ready to try it out!

Cute Nomjay with the ubiquitous Thai peace sign or hello kitty ears (whichever it is). First we sang Christmas carols and prayed as a group.

Then, we all sat around a barbeque grill and cooked our chicken, pork and squid and dipped it in spicy sauce; the food was great and we had so much fun!

As if they had not already done enough for us, Ajan Tawan, the Director of SDSU gave us all Christmas gifts; we got beautiful polo shirts. Pi Cai gave us each these great scarves-thank you!

Chris karaokee'd and we all danced the night away!

Habitat for Humanity, continued. . .

Pictures from top: The home we helped build for Wanida (who worked harder than all of us volunteers). Me, Wanida and her daughter after the home dedication. And Wanida accepting the key to her home. (Wanida is a client of the organization I am volunteering for -which is how we were lucky enough to be involved.)