At Laos Essential Artistry a big component of what we are about is giving back. We talk about our philosophy on our website here. When we go to Laos we always buy a quantity of books from Big Brother Mouse and distribute them in rural villages in Laos as we pass through. And sometimes we give a set to a teacher if we are fortunate to meet some in our travels. Because we have lately been traveling in June and July, and since schools close in early June we don't usually have the opportunity to drop in on a school in session like we would if we were traveling in December.
But the whole reason for writing this post is to include a photo that Elli took of Phonchit's granddaughter, the owner of the Chittavanh Restaurant in Sam Neua and now proud owner of the new Chittavanh Guest House. In the past we've stay at the Khaem Xam Guest House and eaten at Phonchit's restaurant, but now that his new guest house is open we will definitely stay there. He, or his son, also are our drivers as we travel all over Huaphan Province. If you need transportation when you're up in Sam Neua they are the people to contact.
Big Brother Mouse has made available some of their books in PDF form and we have printed out copies of pages of the picture dictionary and then have had them laminated and bring these to Laos. We hole punch the pages so they can be put in a binder or they can be looked at individual or pinned up on a board or??? They're great for teachers and of course young children really like them and when we gave Phonchit's granddaughter a set of the laminated pages she sat down at a little table and immediately began copying words from the book. We think it's a great photo and shows how Lao children, if given the opportunity and materials, are eager to learn.
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