Jai Yen Means Keep a Cool Heart
Life Among the Mountain Tribes of Thailand
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Rupert Nelson | ISBN: | 9781467085045 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | October 3, 2006 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rupert Nelson |
| ISBN: | 9781467085045 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | October 3, 2006 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
When I moved from that blank space on the map known as Northeast Montana to Thailand in 1963 with a pregnant wife and a three year old daughter, I knew there would be some changes in my life, but I had no idea how great those changes would be and how much the people of Thailand would change my own world view. I learned to be jai yen (cool hearted), instead of angry or frustrated. That is the Thai way. I went as an agricultural advisor to work among theMountain Tribes. This book is about the 33 years I spent roaming the hill countrytrekking from villageto village over the foot trails. The people I came to teach taught me many things. I learned about hospitality, descision making by consensus, and how to live with one another. I shared their shelter, their food, their joys, and their sorrows.
When I moved from that blank space on the map known as Northeast Montana to Thailand in 1963 with a pregnant wife and a three year old daughter, I knew there would be some changes in my life, but I had no idea how great those changes would be and how much the people of Thailand would change my own world view. I learned to be jai yen (cool hearted), instead of angry or frustrated. That is the Thai way. I went as an agricultural advisor to work among theMountain Tribes. This book is about the 33 years I spent roaming the hill countrytrekking from villageto village over the foot trails. The people I came to teach taught me many things. I learned about hospitality, descision making by consensus, and how to live with one another. I shared their shelter, their food, their joys, and their sorrows.
