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Kristin traveled around the world by herself from 2000-2001. She traveled west from California through New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia, China, India, Nepal, and East Africa. She brought along a mini disc recorder, and captured her experiences in sound as well as on film and on paper. Whenever she listens to this audio, she is transported into the moment with an immediacy her pictures and journal cannot imitate. She hopes that teachers, students and the general public will enjoy traveling the world through the sounds she captured in that year of her life.

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Muy Thai music excerpts: Muy Thai is Thai kickboxing. In Chiang Mai, fellow travelers and I went to see a Muy Thai competition. It looks a lot like American boxing, where bare-chested fighters compete in a raised ring that is surrounded by elastic ropes. They fight in several rounds,...; Format: audio

Nature and people in Vietnam: This was recorded as part of a multi-day Mekong Delta tour that started in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and finished in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a unique experience to cross the border over water rather than overland. We were amongst the first groups...; Format: audio

Negotiating taxi ride to hotel in Vietnam: In Asian cities and towns, the way to get around is by motorcycle, moto, tuk-tuk, or other two wheeled transport. In Hanoi, there were motorcycle cabs. There are no taxi meters, so you must negotiate the price of the ride before you begin your trip. Often,...; Format: audio

Nepali folk song: It seemed that many Nepalis liked to sing traditional songs. In this recording, you can hear Tej, a local Pashupatinath singing a song with many different verses. You might also hear me talking with another Pashupatinath guide, Ajit. At one point, I interrupt...; Format: audio

Nepali folk song: Resham Firiri: Nepalis love singing folk songs, and this is by far their favorite. This is a recording of me and a Nepali guide, Tej, singing a very popular folk song, "Resham Firiri." Once you listen, you may be able to understand why it is such a popular song among the...; Format: audio

North Vietnamese military songs: Cat Ba island is the largest island in Halong Bay, in northern Vietnam. With its famous beautiful limestone outcroppings and sapphire blue waters, Halong Bay is a popular destination for tourists. It is also a point of pride for the Vietnamese. They tell a...; Format: audio

Outside Buddhist temple, firecracker preparations: Part of a ten day vegetarian festival. In the Buddhist temple courtyard, boys are putting firecrackers onto long bamboo poles. Later, during a different part of the festival, these strings of firecrackers will be detonated, creating a deafening noise, lots...; Format: audio

Pashupatinath child: In this recording, you can hear Kumar, a 12-year-old child I happened to meet while resting near a Hindu temple and bridge on my way to Pashupatinath. The child and his friend approached me, presumably to practice his English. He was kind enough to let me...; Format: audio

Pashupatinath tour: Cremation ceremony: In this recording, you can hear Ajit, who works as a tour guide in Pashupatinath, describing a Hindu cremation, which we can see taking place on a ghat near the Bagmati River. As you learn from the recording, cremation is an important ritual that includes...; Format: audio

Pashupatinath tour: Marriage ritual: In this recording, you can hear Ajit describing the important symbolism of flowers in a marriage. The same flowers that symbolize marriage are also put on the body during cremation, which strikes me as interesting. While we are discussing this, we are watching...; Format: audio

Pashupatinath tour: Temple of Shiva: In this recording, I learn about the biggest temple in Pashupatinath, dedicated to Shiva. We also learn about a hospital built by Mother Theresa. And then we hear about another building in Pashupatinath, distinctive for its five steeples sticking up. Then...; Format: audio

Pashupatinath tour: Temples, Hindu religion and cricket: In this recording, Ajit introduces himself, and begins his tour of the various temples and sites in Pashupatinath. He starts with a description of a Hindu temple of Kali, a wife of Shiva. He describes animal sacrifices that were considered necessary to keep...; Format: audio

Popular fruits in Malaysia: Malaysia is a primarily tropical climate, and you can find many varieties of fruits available from fruitstands everywhere. This is a recording of me with a young girl, Suhida, who is explaining some of the more popular fruits to me, ones that are very rarely...; Format: audio

Puppet theater in Thailand: This was recorded in Trang, Thailand, a town near the southeastern coast. During the ten-day Buddhist festival in Trang, activities and performances take place day and night. Every night at the local theater there is a shadow puppet performance. Known as Nang...; Format: audio

Schoolchildren learn lessons, Angkor Wat: This is a recording of children reciting their lessons in a one-room schoolhouse located among the ruins of an ancient Khmer civilization in Cambodia. The schools in Cambodia vary, but some rural schools are like early American schools. One teacher teaches...; Format: audio

Schoolchildren reading, Angkor Wat: This is a recording of children reciting their lessons in a one-room schoolhouse located among the ruins of an ancient Khmer civilization in Cambodia. If I remember correctly, the teacher was holding a book at the front of the class, and all the children would...; Format: audio

Shop makes copies of carvings from Angkor Wat: In this recording, you can hear a conversation between me, my friend, and a man who works in a wood carving shop. In Angkor Wat, there are many stone carvings. This shop carves the same designs, but in stone and wood or in furniture for the commercial market....; Format: audio

Singing Vietnamese pop song on the bus: In Vietnam, I recorded more men, women and children singing songs than in any other country I visited (twenty-one total.) Frequently, passenger buses will play popular music from the radio throughout the trip. On this overnight bus ride from Hoi An to Nha...; Format: audio

Sounds from a chicken coop: I lived with a Malaysian family for about two weeks. They invited me, a complete stranger to live in their house and attend their son's wedding. The family lived in a simple 3 bedroom house, they owned one car and a few mopeds, and they had a large yard which...; Format: audio

Streetside spring roll: A street vendor on the streets in Penang, Malaysia explains the ingredients in the fresh spring roll he sells. This kind of spring roll is commonly associated with Vietnamese cuisine. Food from all neighboring southeast Asian countries and India are commonly...; Format: audio

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