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Water Festival and Lots of it

April 17, 2018

This year was my first celebration of Thingyan i.e. Water Festival and Myanmar New Year. The festival is a Buddhist celebration, so there are Buddhist elements to fully celebrate the New Year. People will provide offerings of coconut, bananas, water, and other items to monks and Buddha images. The unique aspect of this holiday is … More Water Festival and Lots of it

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Thingyan Celebration at School

April 17, 2018

Before the school closed for Thingyan, we had a celebration. Thingyan, also known as the Water Festival, is the Myanmar New Year. People often celebrate the holiday by throwing water at each other, hence Water Festival, which is especially refreshing because the holiday takes place over the peak of hot season. At school, the students … More Thingyan Celebration at School

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A Semester of Teaching Finishes–Some Thoughts

April 11, 2018

For the first two-thirds of my time in Myanmar, I taught Southeast Asian history to grade 7 students and world history to grade 8 students at a private, non-international school. Overall, I taught 4 classes so I had about 70 students in total. I had a lot of flexibility, so I could create my own … More A Semester of Teaching Finishes–Some Thoughts

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