Crowds of people, dressed in their best, found their seats in the greenish light of the make-shift tent.  A tarp overhead protected from...

Floating lanterns lit up the night sky, making an amazing panorama of beauty above Chiangmai.  I wished I could take time to look at it. ...

Ma Li shivered. “Cowd,” she said.  That “l” sound is so difficult!  I put my arm around her thin shoulders to warm her up.  She slipped...