Thailand

Photos taken during a three-month service learning tripI led in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam with Carpe Diem Education, Spring, 2014 

Sukothai

Elephants! Photo by student participant Karenna McKenna

Learning about Buddhism at the Dharma Center

Helping sweep in the morning with monks

Exploring Sukothai

Teaching novice monks “Boom snap clap”

Preparing for blessing ceremony

The blessing ceremony- all strings go through the monks’ hands and connect to Buddha statue

Sifting, mixing, and creating mud bricks at San Fan orphanage

Sending intentions into the sky

Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya

Mae Rim

Opening activity

Sukothai

Ayutthaya