So, we have our very first test coming up this week in our Lao history class. It should be fun. We have taken in quite a lot of information so far. From Chao (King) Fa Ngum up until the mid 20th century. We are also going to visit the National University of Laos (NUOL) tomorrow morning and meet our Achaan’s boss. We all have to introduce ourselves in Lao when we meet him. We practiced today in class how to formally introduce ourselves and how to talk about ourselves in Lao. It should be interesting to see what the National University is like. Some of the LAC students study at both schools, so I have heard a little bit about what it’s like.

I can’t believe we have been here for 5 weeks already and are into our 6th. I feel like we are just getting started. I went from not knowing any Lao to actually understanding what people are talking about in a conversation. I think I’ve come a long way. Maybe not as far as I would have hoped, but who knows what will happen in the next 3 weeks. I will contiue to learn as much as possible.