Summit Parkview Yangon (Rangoon)

... children's ministry." However, the big difference between the Burmese and Thai people and North Americans and other westerners is that they , the parents assume full and total responsibility for teaching their children all the commands of God. <br><br>The parents have daily devotionals with their children (usually at early morning or jut before heading to bed). The children here appear to be substantially more mature than the western children are in their spiritual ...

... for example in Bangkok &#8211; maybe because there are less of us here and everybody is interested more or less in the same destinations. And it seems that there are many solo travellers like me here in Burma so you are more likely to interact with them easily.<br><br>I&#8217;ve been in Yangon for two days now and there are some very interesting places, like the best known sight of the country: the golden dome of Shwedagon Pagoda, which was quite impressive (despite ...

... want or need one, but she was "certified" and it's not like we're dealing with a woman who wants to make a living out of cheating people. She just wants to live. Anyway, the most interesting thing I walked away with were her views on two things, why Myanmar is Myanmar and not Burma, and human rights. She brought up an interesting point about the name Myanmar. Burma, as it was called before, comes from Bamar, or the ethnic that makes ...

... reasons, they simply wear them because it is cooler. I think that they should try shorts instead. The women and children have white or gold paint on their faces (mainly their cheeks) for sunscreen. We walked on the boardwalk over the natural lake through Kandawgyi park (for a fee of $4 USD). It would seem that a boardwalk would be cooler, but it was not. The dark wood was holding in the heat. We have decided that the parks are a place for young couples to meet ...

... husband but we are very poor. Maybe you will take her with you to your country. What country do you come from? &#8221;<br><br>&#8220;America, and I only have one wife. You can only have one wife in America&#8230;unless you live in Utah.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;Where is Utah? Is it near California?&#8221; he inquired.<br><br>&#8220;Kind of. Maybe you could take your sister there. She&#8217;d fetch a handsome price.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;Do you think it would be enough ...

... The University is not far away and we walk down the street, past the security, and around the northern part of the city. The best way to see a city is to walk it and we set off back towards the Guesthouse until we realise it's too far and get a taxi instead. Tea at a tea house and then to the market where we buy books and pens for the students head for the classroom. I say classroom, it looks ...

... my favorite festivals we have at our school because of all the international festivities that take place. This year was the first year the USA booth was actually happy to be represented by the USA expat staff as Obama was just elected! Past years the expat American's were not exactly proud waving the red, white and blue! Posted is a collection of photos from the day.

... or long-sleeves, no matter how hot it is. After becoming accustomed to Thailand, where the standard of style is very different, I had almost given away my short-sleeved shirts, but after arriving in Myanmar I was extremely glad I had kept them! Another obvious difference in styling in the make-up people there wear, called "piu," which means white in Burmese. It's worn by almost all women and children of both genders, and some men. The number of men wearing it ...