1st of 4 Christmas Parties


Bang Sak and other 008
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Three of them were at our house, and this was for our 26 English-language students. Here are some of the fruits of the month's efforts, 5 different kinds of cookies. We also ate some delicious Pat Thai, or Fried Thai (what a weird name, never translated it before) before we ate cookies. Then we watched a movie about the birth of Jesus. (Not Santa.)

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