Life on Koh Lanta

Here's a video of some of things I've been up to in the past week, volunteering at a hostel on Koh Lanta island. Poi, which is a form of performance art where the artist swings, loops, and twists a ball attached to either a chain, rope, or elastic band, is very popular on Koh Lanta and the surrounding islands. Most of the bars along the beaches have fire shows where people perform with bright and mesmerizing light which dance along the dark night sky. Some of the other people staying at my hostel are pretty good at it and practice all the time, so I took some video of some different nights' performances.

My life in Koh Lanta is pretty great. I basically work a few hours a day in the morning. After that I usually walk on down to the beach for a quick swim and air dry in the hot sun. I go for walks on the beach at sunset, hang out with other volunteers and hostel locals, and eat amazing yet cheap Thai food at the local street stalls.

Life has been good here, but tomorrow I will be leaving Koh Lanta and ending my volunteering at the hostel a little early to travel to a small and minimally populated beach called Ton Sai. Some other volunteers traveled there the other day and it sounds like a special place that has yet to be changed by tourist influence. After a few days of final beach life and I will fly north to the mountains of Chiang Mai.

And Merry Christmas! Even though it doesn't feel like Christmas at all here, being that its usually about 30 degrees C (85 F) and I am on a beach everyday.

(Some of the poi video got messed up, but a fine video nonetheless)