Christmas in Thailand!

My wonderful family came to visit me for two weeks over Christmas! We had so much fun and I was so sad to see them go.

The first stop they made was to visit my class in Saraburi. My students were THRILLED to meet my family and immediately made a circle around them to greet them. They had each prepared questions to ask my family, and I loved seeing two groups of people that I really care about interacting together! my class had been working on the song "You're a Grand Old Flag" to specifically sing for my family when they came. My class proudly sang the song and my family loved it :)





My mom brought so many Christmas cookies and presents, she made it feel just like Christmas at home! We then embarked to Ayuttaya, the ancient capital of Thailand.
We had a wonderful day exploring temples that were built in the 1520's and enjoying cruising on the beautiful Chao Praya River!










This year we traded tinsel for temples, and I couldn't have been more happy to do so!

While my family visited me in Saraburi, we also got to go see the beautiful sunflower fields with the family I tutor for. I spend a large amount of time with their family, and it was great to introduce them to my family. Everyone got along great and they drove us to many cool places and we ate overlooking a waterfall. Great day!








Our next stop after this was Chiang Mai and then Koh Samui, more on those in the next post!


Location: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

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