Hello People of the World,
We did nothing super exciting this week. It has rained a lot though, it is getting to the rainy season again. Something coming up in Yasothon is the rocket festival. Every year in the Isaan section of Thailand, Thais shoot off huge rockets into the sky and try to "start" the rain. They do this in belief that the skies need to be awakened. It is also a big contest. People make crazy huge rockets and shoot them into the sky, rockets are scored on how long they are in the sky. I hear that 5 minutes is a good launch. The rockets are ginormous as well, I don't know how big, but I've seen comparisons with the person looking like a little ant next to his rocket. The rockets also don't explode, they just go until they hit the ground, or house, or car, or whatever. If a rocket does explode, the rocket team is thrown into mud.
There is your cultural news. For Yasothon, where we live, our days are May 10-12. Really soon. We, ourselves, are just trying to find new ways to find new investigators. It is really hard business, and we need SOOOOO much help from the members.
It is hot here,
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