Yeah, so the two-day trek almost kicked our Chapina asses. We literally climbed a fucking mountain. But the sights were freakin' amazing along the way, we clambered through rainforests, rice patties, bamboo trees and bugs the size of birds. All the while I kept thinking, is this what I took two weeks of work off to do? Hell yes!
Dinner with the Karen hill-tribe people in the village was non descript. I felt a little voyeuristic watching the villagers go about their routine. Life on a rock is tough. The funny thing is that here we walked an entire day to get to their mountaintop and they own motorbikes to get up and down from the city. Damn! Anyhow, the hill tribe peoples have come to rely on tourism to stay relevant in an increasingly modernized world. The simple life a hill tribe village offers is often boring to the next generation, exposed to modern comforts such as satellite television, cell phones, motorbikes and- tourists. Despite all this, we still wanted to see what's left of Thai village culture and all I can say is the smiles and warmth translate better than language ever can.
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