Tag: Lao culture

The universal language of football – a perfect kick-off to the “The Laos Experience”

Posted on 01/12/201902/12/2019 by IMartin

All Posts, First impressions, Intercultural Activities, Personal highlight

football, Lao culture, Lao-German Technical College, Laos, sports

Arriving in Laos – a warm welcome & my first invitation to a game of football I arrived in Lao

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Interview with a Chilean expat in Vientiane – the Bacan Café

Posted on 01/03/201927/11/2019 by IMartin

All Posts, Global Citizenship, Laos

Chile, Expats in Laos, Falang, happiness, intercultural competence, Lao culture, Vientiane, Western food

It was on the 18th of September, the day Team VII arrived in Laos, that we ate our first pastries

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Traditional Lao weaving – an interview with Ms Khamsee Thanbounhueang

Posted on 15/02/201916/04/2019 by IMartin

All Posts, Teacher interviews, The Lao teachers

Ban Phang Heng Secondary School, interview, Lao culture, Lao skirt, Lao weaving, science teacher

Before we came here, we read many of the articles on this blog to get a first impression of what

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An exceptional encounter: When “muan” and the “Lao-German Cultural Night” join up

Posted on 04/02/201904/02/2019 by IMartin

All Posts, Intercultural Activities

emotions, German Embassy, Germany, Lao culture, Lao food

“Muan” is a Lao expression that can be translated as “joy”. It was Friday, 9 November 2018. The sun had

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My personal highlight: “And the true beauties are… Lao fabrics!” – by Lena Wink

Posted on 24/02/201721/10/2020 by IMartin

All Posts, Personal highlight, Traveling in Laos

Lao culture, Lao skirt, Lao weaving, Laos, personal highlight

Laos is often said to be a country where time seems to have stopped. I am really sorry to inform

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