OLD HOME
Soundtrack: A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
I had the amazing opportunity to visit the home of two lovely sisters from Phrae province in Thailand.
What you must understand is that these traditional teak wood homes are now a rarity as many are being torn down for the wood is highly sought after.
Many illegal trades are an on-going problem for conserving this small yet significant part of Thai heritage.
It was a big slice of humble pie for me, as a born and bred city girl. Not because of the seemingly difference in the social economic class but it made me re-evaluate all the things that I claim I 'need' in my life.
This is the cooking area where all the delicious meals are prepared. Obviously it does not look like your western standard kitchen but the way I see it is, well, what exactly do you need to make a meal? Fire and a container right?
In old Thai homes, before the influence of western traditions, bedrooms were simply a place where the whole family sleeps and outside on the open space that is known as the 'living room' is where the socializing and eating happens.
Here are the 2 lovely sisters who kindly let us in.
Many traditional houses are on stilts. The ground floor would be used for storage, for keeping animals and also from flood prevention.
Yes, it is the 21st century but there needs to be a middle ground for traditions and the modern world to exist and not collide.
Food of thought : )
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