Loy Loy Krathong, Loy Loy Krathong…my students sang this to me last Wednesday, November 12th in honor of one of the most popular festivals in Thailand. It takes place on the full moon day of the 12th lunar month. The festival was not complete without kids dressed in elaborate, authentic Thai attire dancing and singing on stage, my matium 2/1 girls (six grade) taking my hand as soon as I arrived to play games, and stuffing my face with sticky rice and ice cream (2 scoops of ice cream in a hotdog bun with sweet corn and beans).

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