Blog Archives

Bangkok

1/30/2014

Although my quest to find some live traditional Thai folk music in Bangkok was not a success, I thought I should still share a couple examples of what I was looking for during my few days here.

Traditional Thai folk music comes mostly from the North part of the country. The two main styles are "Luk Thung", or Thai country music, (you hear this a lot on the streets and in taxis), and "Mor Lam", which made its way to Thailand from Laos and features a unique instrument called the Khaen.

Luk Thung

Mor Lam

Bangkok Protest Sounds

The protests in Bangkok were never a problem for me, but the protesters are very present all over the city center. I got off the metro a couple days and popped into a little rally. I took a couple photos and recorded some sound (now on Soundcloud) before getting out of there.

Taipei

1/27/2014

A quick video and some pics from the layover in Taiwan. Enjoy.

Cat mural

A couple by the river

Leaving Tonight (So. Pumped.)

1/25/2014

Hello again.

Here is another very brief video just to say hello and goodbye before I take off. Next time you hear from me I will be in Asia.

This week I have been busy getting things in order here in the states, and reaching out to my connections abroad. Tomorrow I will spend the day in Taiwan during a 17 hour layover, then continue on to Bangkok. I will be in Bangkok for about 5 or 6 days, depending on how fast I can get my visa for India (it is a bit of a hassle).

As far as the Kickstarter goes, things have been going well, but we still have a good chunk left to go and only 11 more days now to get the full 10,000. Kickstarter is all or nothing, so if I don't reach that mark, odds are I will be making my way back home in a couple months. I'm sure I can make this happen though. Please keep sharing and spreading the word and I will do my best to keep you all posted on what is happening with me.

About one week until I get to start working with the first group of kids. Can't wait to meet them. More soon.

-Mr. T

Kickstarter Update: Week One is Done!

1/16/2014

What a week. Thank you so so so much for all the love and support. I can already tell this year is going to be quite a trip. We have made great progress on the campaign- over 54% funded the last time I checked. We still have a long way to go (three weeks and about $4,500), but everyday I see that green bar going up little by little and that is a great sign.

I leave for Thailand in one more week. Yikes! There is a lot to get done before then. Right now I am working on gathering everything together for the trip and spending a lot of time getting the word about the kickstarter campaign out there. I made a little video to say hello and thank you. Check it out. In the future there will be more in depth video updates at least once a week.

Until next time,

-T.