by Daryle Rico | Apr 18, 2026 | Culture and Celebrations
No amount of online research—and I mean none—can prepare a well-meaning Westerner for Songkran. Oh, I thought I was ready. I had read the blogs. Studied the photos. I even went full tactical and purchased an electronic squirt gun—because nothing says “I’ve got this...
by Daryle Rico | Apr 13, 2026 | Culture and Celebrations
When I think of New Year’s back in America, I picture myself heroically trying to stay awake long enough to watch the ball drop in Times Square… only to fall asleep somewhere around 11:47 PM, wake up confused, and then spend the next month writing the wrong year on...
