Chiang Mai, city of memories

Chiang Mai, City of memories, we explore her busy streets finding foods, businesses, and words that I pull up from my experience living here almost ten years ago when I studied abroad in college. The city is so easy to be in and get around through and we stayed about one week, having a multitude of experiences in and around town where we dug deeper into life here. we loved filling our bellies with delectable Thai food, and took a cooking course with a passionate chef who truly schooled us on how to make Thai food on our own. We also discovered the live music scene and Adam made friends with an incredible beat boxer from Chicago and ended up free styling with him in a packed bar. We were immediately drawn to the ornate and sacred Buddhist temples and decided to do a two day intro to meditation course where we donned all white in complete silence and sat with a monk and other foriegners . We learned about Thai Buddhism, how to pray, and how to bring mindfulness to many different practices. We also spent our time visiting vibrant street markets, riding an elephant, and learning about northern Thai culture. And I ate a LOT of mango and sticky rice.