Christmas carols and celebrations
December 18th 2008 It was a great week to be in the camp. As Thailand is a Buddhist country and Mae Sot has a large Muslim population it just did not feel like December or the Christmas season. However, the majority of the Karen population at Umpiem camp are devout Christians, very religious and this is an extremely important occasion for them.
On the first night of our stay Bee and I could hear music and sin
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