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Pencils of Promise: An explanation

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December 5th 2010
Okay, so it’s been a week since I’ve arrived, and now I totally get my job in a way that I couldn’t have grasped it before. A month ago, I thought Pencils of Promise was underestimating the speed at which I can do my work. But being here, I understand. The pace of life is just… different. And you have to roll with it, because bopenyung. No problem. C’est la vie, Pura vida, or whatever lo ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more