On the Friday evening of my 1st week here, I attended the Laanta Lanta festival – an annual festival which celebrates the ethnic and religious diversity on the island and how everyone lives together in harmony. There is a large Thai Muslim community here as well as Thai-Chinese Buddhists, and even Sea Gypsies! And then us foreigners, or farang as the Thai people refer to us. There was lots of food, people dressed up in their traditional outfits, and then dance and singing performances. It was quite fun but we were all so exhausted after the 1st week of study so headed home early. Here are a few pictures: