Luang Prabang (Part 2 by the kids)

HELLO, I’m back. In case you didn’t know, it’s part one and part two because were staying here so long that its two parts. So we’re still in Luang Prabang. Prepare to be amazed.
On the 19th we had a cooking class, it was really fun, we got to pick some herbs and other things to cook with. We thought we would make our own dishes, but we all worked on each other’s. It was actually pretty fun in the end. My favourite dish was probably the fried spring rolls, they were really good, I could have eaten them all, but sadly I ate a few other things before, so I was full before I finished them. I really enjoyed it, I like doing cooking classes, it’s something I really like doing. After we ate our food, we went to a river that had a bunch of small water falls on it. I enjoyed it, Emma was actually the one who did the swimming, I built dams. We walked along the river for a bit but it was getting late so we had to go back. When we went back, we went to a story telling place, it’s were they told ancient Laos stories. They also had a bamboo organ, it sounds really nice when it’s played well. When it finished we went home and slept
On the 20th we had one of our hardest days so far, we went to a school to try to teach the kids English, it was very hard. I will go a little easier on my teacher but not too easy, I still like being a bit of a challenge. Wait, I forgot to tell you that the youngest we were teaching were about 4 to 5 years old, they were extremely difficult. We had sheets to help us try to teach, but the kids just kept on trying to steal them. Luckily near the end of the day, we had older kids like 9 or 10 year olds. It was way easier, they actually knew a bit of English, not like the younger ones. The funny thing about that is that I was teaching people who were older than me, it was crazy. But at least I could talk to some people near my age. When we left we went back to the hotel, well not straight back, we went to a bread shop first and I got a croissant, it was yum. After that we went to have a look around at the night market, it is a big place. We went there to buy magnets and post cards. After we got some we went home and slept. Sleepy sleepy.
On the 21st we went to the waterfall, it was fun at the start but then I got too cold and I really don’t like cold water (if only waterfalls were heated). So, I stayed out of the water for the rest of the day. Emma on the other hand was swimming for the whole day, I don’t understand how Emma can stay that long in freezing water. We went to a few different places there, all of them we could swim in. In one of them there was a big tree that people were jumping off, about 2 to 3 meters above the water. I would have done it but I was too cold to do it. So what ever, when we went back to the hotel we slept and slept and slept and slept.
On the 22nd we did not do much at all, all we did was do schoolwork and blog, the only interesting thing we did was the sun set cruise. When we went to go to do it, it turned out not to be that long of a walk, so when got there we had about an hour to wait, so we went to a little coffee shop. Me, Emma and my mum didn’t have coffee only my dad did, I had an ice cream, Emma had a cake and mum had an ice cream toast, it was yum. When the time to go on the boat came, we packed up and waited there for about 5 minutes, then we went on, it was very nice, the sun set was beautiful. When we came back we went to the room and slept.
On the 23rd we did not do much, all we did was blog and pack up because this is our last night here.
The End…
Andrew (9 years old)

Hello, it’s me Emma, bonjour. I’m going to tell you about Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday the 19th we did a cooking class. My favorite meal was the fried spring rolls. They were fresh spring rolls but fried. I really enjoyed cooking, and we even got to pick our own stuff. (Because they grow them.) But the confusing thing was that we didn’t know what we were making. I mean we were making each other’s meal. Well, anyway, after the cooking class we went down to the river and I swam. It was cold at first but when you get in your body gets use to it. Mum and dad sat together on a rock watching me swim. While Andrew made a dam. In the afternoon we went to a place where there was someone who told stories. At the end of the last story the person said something I did not like. What pissed me off was that the man’s head was at the woman’s feet, and apparently the gods switch it because the woman can’t be at THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY!!!!! I loved the rest of the stories, and we finely got to listen to bamboo organ.
Thursday the 20th we spent a whole day at a school. We went to teach them to speak better English. The good thing was that some of them could talk a bit already. Now I know if you are a teacher how hard it is being one. We had card games, but it was hard to make them follow the rules. But I guess some of them were only 4 to 5 years old. I really liked to see them learn a bit from us. The funny thing was that when some of the kids saw me, they came rushing over. I am going to tell you a story about me, and a bunch of kids who wanted to be with me. Ones upon a Thursday there was me inside and a whole class outside. A few kids caught my eye and gasped. As soon as they were allowed in, they raced to me. But I was too close to another person I got moved. They watched exactly where I went and as soon as I sat down, they followed me. The end.
Friday the 21st we went to the waterfall. It was f***ing freezing. Even if I’m apparently the most resistant to cold water, I still think it was cold. After a while Andrew got too cold, he decided not to swim any more. So, it was only dad, mum and I. Then I saw dad jumped off a tree 2 to 3 meters above the water. Mum wanted to try but they were not comfortable walking on a tree with nothing to hold onto. I decided to do it. I was scared the first time but then I realised how fun it was. So, I did it again and again up until my 3rd turn. I was sad when we had to go. When we were walking down the hill, we went to the bear sanctuary where there was moon bears. I was sad when I heard there were kept in cages. They had a cage we could go in to feel what they felt.
Saturday the 22nd we did schoolwork and blog. In the afternoon we went on a boat for 2 hours to see a sunset cruise. It was beautiful. I loved seeing the reflection of the lights on the water. I also loved the way we could see the sunset. The way the sun hid behind the clouds was so gorgeous, I wish the cruise went for longer 2 hours, I wish the cruise went for 3 hours long. (if you have not realised yet the cruise went for 2 hours) Sunday the 23rd we did not do anything interesting at all. We did blog and that’s all.
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