Meet BK & LJ from Namoy Meuang Lao:

Hi! BK & LJ Here!

Welcome to the Namoy Meuang Lao blog! Through this platform, we would like to share our lifestyle in a Lue village community. We’ll explore the rich tapestry of village life, including the delicious local food, the artistry behind Lue handicraft, and the practices of Lue agriculture. We invite you to visit our store for some traditional Lue products and join us for an adventurous glimpse into what life is like in a Lue community.

Who are the Lue people? The Lue people are a people group who populate different parts of China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Our blog primarily focuses on the Lue people in Laos, as we strive to preserve the rich cultural practices of our people and share them with those eager to learn.

Currently, we live in a village called Najang located in the Xay district of Oudomxay province, in the mountains of Laos. Our house is an unfinished adobe structure that we continue to build as time allows.

As we paint a picture of Lue village life, we hope to transport you through the dirt roads of our community, allowing you to see and participate in the daily activities that make up our culture.

For a few years, we have been collecting and selling wild honey to friends, neighbors, and local shops. In the near future, we also plan to sell peanut butter.

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About Us

BK:

I was born and raised in the Oudomxay province until I moved to the capital city of Vientiane when I was sixteen. When I finished high school there, I spent an additional two years of high school in Cambodia to improve my English skills and experience studying abroad. I am currently in my senior year of college.

When I came back to my home village at nineteen, I began researching home construction because I found my family home uncomfortably hot. Lacking funds, I learned about adobe houses and decided to try building one. Initially, only my mother and my younger sister believed it would work. Most others made fun of me because building adobe construction was unfamiliar; everyone here builds their houses with bamboo and other kinds of wood.

My first attempt to build an adobe house failed due to incorrect proportions of water, mud, and rice hulls. The second attempt toppled when the rain came because the walls were not straight or level. By this time, my mother started to doubt whether it would work, although my sister remained supportive. So I continued to build, and on my third attempt, it finally worked. My perseverance paid off, driven by my desire to break from traditions and my passion for starting new projects.

As you can tell by my journey of building my adobe house, I love doing hands-on physical activities.

LJ:

I was born in California, USA and lived there until I was two. I was raised in Vientiane, Laos, and lived there until the age of twenty-one. When BK and I got married, we moved to live in Oudomxay. I have been homeschooled all my life, and being homeschooled gave me many opportunities that I would have most likely missed out on otherwise. I remember going with my mother when she had to take someone to the hospital or spending a day in the school library where my father taught English. I remember thinking how lucky I was that my study schedule was not as strict as some of my friends’ school schedules. However, when I became a teenager, I wanted to have someone to study with, so for my sophomore year in highschool, I joined a homeschool cooperation until I graduated. Currently, I am in my junior year of college.

As a stay-at-home mom and homemaker, I enjoy knitting and crocheting. Lately I have been learning how to sew and weave, as well as explore freelancing opportunities.

Together:

We are both full time college students and share the joy of caring for our one-year-old son, MW, together.

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