Young monks are everywhere in Luang Prabang and their are many wats/temples to explore. Every morning at 6:30, the monks form a procession through the streets and food is offered from the local people. Monks are not allowed to beg and so the gifts are given willingly. If the monk is an adult, this is the only meal he will eat that day. It has unfortunately turned into a bit of a tourist fiasco but I still very much enjoyed the experience.
The other pictures are from the internet cafe and the monks' living quarters within a wat where they drum, do laundry and put up posters in the kitchen area.
I was invited by Gudrun and Nedim, a couple I met at the guesthouse, to join then in teaching a class at the monastary for young monks. They really want to learn English (plus if I was married and how many brothers and sisters I had). It was a vocabulary exercise and learning comprehension, a great experience.
The other pictures are from the internet cafe and the monks' living quarters within a wat where they drum, do laundry and put up posters in the kitchen area.
I was invited by Gudrun and Nedim, a couple I met at the guesthouse, to join then in teaching a class at the monastary for young monks. They really want to learn English (plus if I was married and how many brothers and sisters I had). It was a vocabulary exercise and learning comprehension, a great experience.
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