We have been living in Tahoe California for the last ten months! Here are some of our pictures and home made appetizers.

We have been working at a private international boarding school for the last ten months at the North side of Lake Tahoe.

Northern California is very beautiful, and Lake Tahoe is exquisite. I suggest you come for a summer vacation,  or winter get away.

Here is a picture of Ploy at the Olympic Rink Pavilion at the top of the Squaw Valley Ski Resort.

This winter, Ploy has learned to ski and skate.

I have been busy working, but I have also skied a lot as well.

Here is a group of students
on a school trip when I
helped to chaperon a visit
to the state capital in
Sacramento.

There I am at the bottom left. I was in charge of helping to make a Chinese tour group have the best time possible when they visited our campus for one week.

I took them ice skating, skiing, and dinning every day during the week.

There were from C-Trip, a very well known Chinese tour, travel and education program.

We had a great time!
The enjoyed their stay here at out small school.

Here is a simple baked scallop, bacon,
portabella mushroom, and avocado lunch.
I liked this one very much.

Ploy skiing at the top of Squaw Resort.

Ploy and I have made a new friend with one of the faculty campus dogs.
This is Bubba, a ten year old pug.

Yes, we have been eating many many oysters that are farmed in Washington,
and shipped down to Tahoe three times a week.
I like them fresh, with just a little bit of lemon, and a dab of sweet
Thai chili paste.

This is a statue from the top of the Capital building in Sacramento.

 Sunset in Tahoe!!!

Ploy, with a Russian, A Scott, and a Japanese student
at the top of the Tram at Squaw Valley Ski resort.

Here is picture I took of the famous game between Russia and the USA.

We beat them in the semi-finals!

As a hockey player, and fan, I am am drawn to Squaw because of our Olympic victory in Hockey in 1960.

Here I am skating at the Olympic Pavilion.  
Yes, I still have the moves.

This is a beautiful mountain top near our new home.


Thank you for looking at this post.

Ploy and I have done many new things this winter,  the best of which is meeting new friends and trying new things.

Chiang Mai International Lanna Music Festival: with Thai Street Food Vendors

     This year's International Lanna Music Festival was especially unique, since there were many acts from foreign countries, including, Kenya, France, The USA, Korea and China.

The music was varied, and some was very well received by the crowd. I was particularly interested in the food vendors who were chosen to cook, and sell their specialties. Thank you for looking at this post, Please let me know what you think, and please take a look at our Original and easy to follow Thai cook books.

Here is a perfect display of Pork Satay!
The sauce makes or breaks this grilled delicacy.

The stage was fairly large, and there were over 600 tables and chairs,
for visitors to sit, eat, drink, and socialize.

Squid, mussels, octopus, and squid eggs.
This was beautiful set up, and
the squid was soft and chewy.



Large fresh water prawns were available,
although they are $3 per plate!



Chicken Feat were the rage.
I am sorry that I didn't have any, but I was
hungry for a more filling meal.