tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55864672503106838362024-02-18T18:44:47.691-08:00Alaska QuestionAn Anchorage-Thailand "Coverdell World Wise Schools" ProjectLaura Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865937331504017628noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586467250310683836.post-87443067054218945072014-02-23T18:06:00.002-08:002014-02-23T18:24:58.363-08:00Fishing in Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Thai friends. We are so excited to finally write back to you and answer your question about fishing in Alaska.</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />Hello again Chaiyaphum friends. We love to fish in Alaska and we catch many different kinds of fish here. Five different kinds of salmon live here: King Salmon (Chinook), Pink Salmon (Pinks or Humpbacks), Chum Salmon (Dog), Red Salmon (Sockeye) and Silver Salmon (Coho).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Those are all mainly freshwater fish that live in our rivers
and lakes. We also fish from the ocean for Rockfish, cod, and halibut. Some
people fish for shellfish such as Alaskan King crab and Snow crab and others
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Alaska friends! After a month-long school break, we are back in school here in Thailand. Feel free to keep asking questions!</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Hem and Friends. Yes, we have beautiful rainbows in Alaska. Our teacher, Mrs. Rust, saw a beautiful full rainbow on her way home from work today!</span></h4>
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Q: Hello Chayaphum school friends. We are practicing how to say cat (maeow) and dog (su-nak) in Thai. We did a survey to see how many of our students have maeow and how many have su-nak. Sahm have su-nak and hok have maeow.</h4>
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A: Hello Alaska friends! To answer your question about toilets, it depends on the toilet. The toilets at our house, school, and wat must be flushed by pouring water down it. In the picture of the bathroom at the wat, did you see a large bucket of water next to the toilet? That water is used to flush the toilet and to take bucket showers. To take a bucket shower, you use a bowl to scoop water out of the bucket then pour it over yourself. Some places in Thailand (like hotels and bus stations) have flushing (western) toilets sometimes though.<br />
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This week <a href="http://alaskaquestion.blogspot.com/p/student-helpers.html" target="_blank">Hem </a>and <a href="http://alaskaquestion.blogspot.com/p/student-helpers.html" target="_blank">Geep</a> helped answer your questions. In the video they both say "Nong" before their names. This is like saying "little sister." Saying "Nong Hem" pretty much means "little sister Hem."<br />
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In the video, I asked Hem and Geep if they think American clothing and Thai clothing are the same. They said "no." What do you think? The students here wear uniforms at school. Here are some pictures of students in their uniforms:<br />
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Hem's favorite dessert is "kanome dtaan" (toddy palm cake). Here is a recipe for <a href="http://sweetsyoulove2eat.blogspot.com/2009/10/kha-nom-tan-toddy-palm-cake.html" target="_blank">kanome dtaan</a>.<br />
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Geep's favorite dessert is "kanome kluay" (steamed banana cake). Here is a <a href="http://www.cookingschoolsintl.com/CSI%20TCBKK%20Files/CSI%20TCBKK%20recipe%20PDF/Thai%20Steamed%20Banana%20CakePRT%20%20%20%20%20Khanom%20Kluay.pdf" target="_blank">recipe for kanome kluay</a>.<br />
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My favorite dessert is "kanome krok" (coconut cakes). Here is a recipe for <a href="http://allrecipes.asia/recipe/2676/kanom-krok--coconut-cakes-.aspx" target="_blank">kanome krok</a>.<br />
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This website lists many popular Thai desserts also: <a href="http://migrationology.com/2010/09/thai-desserts-khanom-wan-thai-the-ultimate-thailand-sweets-guide/" target="_blank">Thai Desserts</a>.<br />
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Lastly, Hem wants to know if there are rainbows in America. She is also curious about what types of fish there are. Where we live in Thailand, fish from the rivers and ponds are a big food source. Do you remember the pond in the video of the wat?<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819956580808952660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586467250310683836.post-88464943223307456582013-09-20T00:21:00.000-07:002014-02-23T18:22:46.915-08:00"Dog" and "Cat" in Thai<h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for asking this question! After interviewing Sa and Nam Peung I learned that I have been using the less polite word for "dog." I am always learning! Sa and Nam Peung explained that cat (แมว) is "maeow" (it is a mid-tone, so pronounce it in a flat voice), and dog (สุนัข) is "su-nak." (The first part, "su," is a low tone, and the second part, "nak," is a high tone.) Can you hear the different tones in the words when Sa and Nam Peung say them?</span>Laura Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865937331504017628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586467250310683836.post-56706240463844128572013-09-06T17:35:00.003-07:002014-02-23T18:24:23.459-08:00At the Wat: Cooking and Bathrooms...Also, where does drinking water come from?<h4>
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the monks here do not cook? Early every morning, they go around the village
with a large bowl. The villagers then willingly offer food to the monks. This
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><u>Q</u>: </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">Also, "Where do you get your water?" We heard it isn't clean. "Why isn't it clean?" </span></span></b></h4>
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</b>The reason that we can’t drink water out of the faucet here is because the
pipes that the water runs through are dirty. They get dirty when there is
flooding. The pipes also leak sometimes and dirty water gets in. If you drink
this water, it will probably make you sick. We still use the water to take
showers though and use it to clean. I use the water to brush my teeth too, but
never drink it.<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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village collect rain water to drink. Here is a video of <a href="http://alaskaquestion.blogspot.com/p/student-helpers.html" target="_blank">Bow</a> explaining how they
collect water:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Laura Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865937331504017628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586467250310683836.post-14060136040379299292013-08-30T15:13:00.000-07:002013-09-25T22:33:25.277-07:00What's Inside the Monasteries?<h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Q</u></b>: Hello school friends. We are excited to learn and share with you this year from Anchorage, Alaska. We have looked at a few pictures of Thailand and already have questions! Our first question is, what is inside your monasteries? They look so beautiful on the outside!</span></h3>
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<b><u>A</u>: </b><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Hello students! I was so excited to
answer your question this week! My Thai student helpers, <a href="http://alaskaquestion.blogspot.com/p/student-helpers.html" target="_blank">Sa</a> and <a href="http://alaskaquestion.blogspot.com/p/student-helpers.html" target="_blank">Nam Peung</a>, were
also really happy and excited to help. They were a little bit nervous when I
told them that students in America would be watching their video!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this picture of the wat from my <br />
front yard. Every morning I wake up to <br />
the sound of a gong ringing from the wat.</td></tr>
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start, I would like to share that the wat is not only a temple
where people practice Buddhism, but it is also a community center. If people
need to borrow dishes for a wedding, a funeral or a monk ordination, they borrow them from
the wat. If people find a stray dog or have a dog that they can’t take care of
anymore, they bring the dog to the wat. If there is a festival or celebration,
it usually takes place at the wat. If someone is traveling and doesn’t have a
place to stay, he or she may stay at the wat. Usually the local school is in the wat too!<br />
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The wat
is not just one temple, it is an entire complex. In the video below, you will see that the wat has dormitories, a bot (the most
decorated building), a crematorium, a fish pond, fruit trees, flowers,
vegetable gardens, and many other things! The video doesn’t explain everything,
but it’s a start! Also keep in mind that I am still learning Thai and that even
though I tried to translate everything accurately, there are still many things
that I say wrong or interpret wrong. Hopefully with a lot of practice I will be
able to speak Thai really well after two years in Thailand!<o:p></o:p></div>
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