The daily routine of my Thai family is quite similar to that of an American family. We arise by 6am and eat the breakfast Max has cooked and all are out the door before 8am. Max bags food for lunch (eat rice) for Mia and Poo. I eat lunch with the teachers at school. Before Max leaves for the day she hand washes the laundry that's accumulated from the day before. She sits on a plastic stool in front of a washtub of soapy water. Several rinsing buckets are nearby. When the clothes are rinsed she hangs them to dry. In the evening she does the ironing...including my clothes which she's washed.
About 7pm we gather around the table for a dinner that Max has cooked. We keep the Thai/English dictionary on the table so when any of us cannot communicate our message we look up the word to keep the conversation going. They have a wonderful sense of humor so I'm trying to develop one. We laugh a lot!
There is a concrete slab that circles the house and that is where she does the wash. The house is fairly new and made mostly of concrete. There is a fence surrounding the property, which, includes a size able back yard. The fence is about five feet high and topped with three strings of barbwire. There is large rolling gate front and to the side of the house and their motorbikes are parked inside the gate on the slab and under a roof. It's the same slab that serves as floor for the outdoor kitchen which is immediately in front of the house.
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