When teaching world history, there comes a point where defining ethnic group is important for understanding many civilizations.  However, defining ethnic group can be pretty tricky.  To start, we asked the seventh grade students to try to guess how to define ethnic group.  In Myanmar, the large ethnic groups are also states in the country. … More Attempting to Define Ethnic Group with Burmese Middle Schoolers

Walking down the street everyone smiles or laughs at you.  I usually respond with a smile and/or wave. Trying to order or buy something in English requires all the staff to come and try to help.  I’m glad I’m learning Burmese. Carrying stacks of cash isn’t that strange because everyone has to; it’s a cash … More Some Thoughts I’ve Had Since Moving to Yangon

There are many great places for ex-pats to live in Yangon, but I really wanted to find an apartment near Yaw Min Gyi street.  My friend had passed along the contact for realtors at York Realty Yangon, who specialize in apartments in the Yaw Min Gyi street area.  The agent that I worked with is … More Apartment Hunting in Yangon