September 25, 2013
by Kevin Cook
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My 2-week blogging hiatus is over. I picked up my Chinese work (Z) visa this morning and I leave for China on Friday. My home for the next year is… Rizhao, China! Sorry I waited so long to announce this. I … Continue reading
September 12, 2013
by Kevin Cook
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For four months, I’ve lived in Pua Nan, a rural town encapsulated in the lush mountains of northern Thailand. 700 kilometers north of Bangkok, it’s a quiet hideaway untainted by the rapidly expanding influence of the western world.
September 8, 2013
by Kevin Cook
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This past weekend, I witnessed elephants painting at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand. The TECC is the first place in Thailand where elephants learned how to paint, and these gentle giants can actually paint incredible works of … Continue reading
September 4, 2013
by Kevin Cook
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I work at a high school in Thailand and my job is to teach obscenely large classes. One thing I’ve learned: handling a hoard of 40-50 students in a single classroom requires games. A whole mess of games. Unless you’ve … Continue reading
September 1, 2013
by Kevin Cook
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Hercules beetles are strange, intimidating insects. Holding a string that acts as a leash around the beetle’s top horn, Thai children send their prized pet beetles to battle. On a bored Saturday night, I documented a clash of these ferocious … Continue reading