Our crew woke up early in the morning. We were supposed to go on the book boat, which is part of the program I described in the previous entry, and go to a village and deliver books and play games. However, it had been pouring rain all night and into the morning, and the village was fairly flooded. Very disappointing, but what can you do?
I was fine relaxing at the hotel after breakfast, since I had to leave for the airport at noon. I flew back to Vientiane (30 minutes, the shortest flight ever) and went back to the Embassy to clean up the rest of my desk and say goodbye to the few people left in my office (everyone else was still in Luang Prabang).
Although I’d already said goodbye to Ken, Christina, Emily, and many of my friends, I was able to get together was some friends I have made here, such as the Fulbright researchers Melia and Pon, my boss Matt before he left for Bangkok, and Shana, a teacher I met who is at the National University. They were so nice. We ate Lao food at Makphet, which is a restaurant that trains street kids and helps give them training and jobs. It was really good.
Reflecting on my experience, I think it’s pretty impressive that I crammed so much in to only 7 weeks. I thought I might not get to come at all, so I am so glad I did. I really loved Laos and I truly enjoyed my job at the Embassy. It is really one of my favorite jobs and workplace environments. And now 4 flights and over 24 hours from now, I will be back in Phoenix and in the middle of school and a new full-time internship. Yes, I am crazy! I will miss Laos a lot.
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