Shortly after arriving in Thailand, I discovered a portal to a forgotten world. I was offered a brief but illuminating glimpse of life in the village of Ta Ma Fai Wan. My travel companion Melanie and I spent one week in the mountains of Chiayaphum, at a small place called Ban Sai Roong (the rainbow community). We learned the ropes of village life, taught English to children in a Buddhist temple, constructed a wall from mud, and became part of an amazing group of people. A man named Isara hosted us in his humble mud house, which he built himself for a mere 10,000 baht. Anais Nin said, "We write to taste life twice." So, I have carefully recorded every detail of this experience, as I could relive this story a thousand times over.
