The Vernon Journal

reposted from a guest blogging article written at JasonRuggles.com

FOOD FRIDAY: EAT LIKE AN AHKA
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by April
As we’ve mentioned more than once, last month we went up to an Akha village for a few days to experience their culture.  Part of that was, of course, their food.  My favorite part was using chopsticks to [...]

The Akha way of life is centered around rice.
It encompasses every aspect of their lives.  Preparing the fields, planting, harvesting.
every meal
every day
every month
every year
It’s no wonder that rice is the center of religion, culture and celebration in the Akha world. But, if there is a secondary symbol of importance in the Akha community, it is [...]

Living in an Akha village is a constant discovery of talents and craftsmanship. Whether it’s a man making a bamboo ladder, women creating ornate Akha stitch work, or the simple, pure skill of the machete as a daily tool.
The other day while Lori was out in the village she came across another incredible sight. Our [...]

Recently I’ve been thinking about how much you (our beloved readers) still don’t know about our lives in Thailand! Even after three years of blogging, we haven’t begun to scratch the surface of all the interesting things we see and do on a daily basis. So, I’m hoping to start blogging a bit more about [...]

Having lived in Thailand for three years, we’ve become pretty accustomed to some of the odd sights that overseas living has to offer. However, some things still surprise me. Take, for instance, The Ladder Man. We occasionally see these guys around town, but this one happened to be selling his wares in our neighborhood [...]