Another Saturday Successfully Sanuked

Today is Saturday, which means lots of sanuking with In Search of Sanuk! So I traveled all the way across Bangkok only to get a migraine the second I got off the train. I was so upset that I wouldn't get to see the kids today... I had been looking forward to it all week! But, literally moments before everyone started to arrive, my migraine started to disappear and I was able to spend another fabulous Saturday with Dwight & Co!

I didn't realize until after I got home what an effect the migraine had on my picture taking abilities! But a wonderful day is a wonderful day and it should still be shared.

I love to see these kids smile =)


Juice, please!


This boy kept asking me to take his picture but he wouldn't sit still!


The kids absolutely ADORE Dwight!


The morning class in Yommarat. Complete with Usna and everything!


I think this is the most precious thing I have ever seen...


You'd be surprised at how well even the youngest kids can speak English!


I always try to get candid shots but they always catch me at the last second.


Everyone loves snack time!


These kids are definitely NOT shy.


The afternoon class in Pinklao...

HDRI

I'm finally starting to get back into HDR photography. I've got an awesome new camera and and awesome new city to explore... how can I help but be inspired? These were all taken in and around my neighborhood. They're definitely not my best but I think they give a really interesting view of Bangkok that you wouldn't otherwise be able to see. I definitely need to invest in a tripod here!

I Sanuked My Saturday

Today I had the privilege of Sanuking my Saturday with the awesome Dwight Turner and a few other volunteers. We went to two communities here in Bangkok- one that was pretty poor and the other a bit more middle class- but both were amazing. The kids are so incredible and absolutely adorable. I actually feel like I'm lessening the experience by trying to put it into words. I don't know what it was about the whole thing, but I truly loved every second of it and there's nowhere in the world I would have rather been today than in those two communities with those kids. I only wish I didn't have to wait a whole week to go back again!

I don't think this kid said a word the entire time we were there, but have you ever seen a more adorable little boy?


I spent a lot of time with this girl today, so she asked me to take her picture. Of course, I happily obliged.


Snack time!


I wish I could say I posed them like this, but they just looked that picture perfect on their own.


It's hard to believe anyone lives like this. We actually had to walk down the train tracks to get to the "building" where the class is held and yes, it's an active train track.


I don't think this picture could possibly be any more adorable...


Gorgeous kids... they were both a bit shy at first but it only took them about a minute to warm up to me, and then they insisted on having a rather lengthy photo shoot!


I will pay a very large sum of money to anyone who can find me three kids cuter than these...


At the end of the class, this kid came up to me and gave me a hug and wouldn't let go. He was talking to me in Thai but I obviously couldn't understand a word he was saying. Eventually someone translated for me, and he was asking me if I would come back next weekend. Is that even a question? OF COURSE I'll be back next weekend!


We taught them the Banana Song (which is still stuck in my head!) and the moves that go along with it. After class the kids were all still singing it!


A big thank you to Dwight for putting this whole thing together and carrying it out every Saturday... how awesome is that? So thank you to Dwight and to the kids for an amazing Saturday!

Dinosaurs and Lumphini Park

Some more lazy pictures but hey, it's really the content that counts, right? Last night, a few of the other girls and I went to Lumphini Park and then out around there after. It was definitely a good time, to say the least!

My first time on the BTS... it's SO much nicer and cleaner than the subway in New York!


At Lumphini Park... this is apparently a really popular sport here in Thailand, but of course I already forget what it's called.


These dinosaurs (aka monitor lizards) just casually walk all around the park. They're HUGE! I don't think 4 feet long is an exaggeration at all. We were afraid they were going to eat us, but they were actually really calm and slow.


Being badass from a safe distance. I was afraid to get too close...


Being good little American tourists!


The usual...


This guy was awesome


One of my new favorite fruits- custard apple! I'm getting so spoiled over here with the food! And everything, for that matter.

Daily Dose of BKK

I've been getting super lazy with editing my photos the past few days... it's a good thing they don't really need much color correction or anything!

Street food at lunch time.


A street food vendor a few blocks from where I'm staying.


The water taxi-esque thing we took yesterday across the river.


A market in between two buildings. It's mostly fruits and vegetables, but they've also got a good amount of seafood and a few other things.


Poor little froggies...


Seafood at the market.


Fish parts.


And no blog post of mine would be complete without a photo of something I ate that day! It's delicious som tam (papaya salad) that I pretty much inhaled.