Miss Rebekah and Miss Ing found Laos to be the most intriguing country yet. So much of what they learned about it was different from their own experiences.
We found a video of boys in Laos playing Sepak Takraw, a game like a volleyball, but only feet are used, not hands. Check it out here. Watch a video of a professional women's Takraw team from Laos playing a team from Thailand. Those women have to be in great athletic shape to play such a challenging game!
Since 1990 the Laotian government has made education a priority. They have worked hard to get more kids in school and raise the literacy rate.
Travelers to Laos have said that Laotians are among the most laid-back and friendly people they have ever met.
Laos has twenty national parks, one more beautiful than the other.
Most people in Laos are Buddhist. Most boys between the ages of 8 and 20 are expected to become novice Buddhist monks for at least three months.
There are more than one hundred ethnic groups in Laos, each with their own language. Lao is the only official language.
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| Golden Reclining Buddha in gardens at Wat Pha That Luang Vientiane Laos |
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| smiling Lao girl |
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| Lao boy looking out his window |
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| monk preparing a meal |
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| one of many beautiful caves |
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| waterfalls and lakes are plentiful |
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| a monk handing out candy to kids |
