COPE - Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise and our search for Laotian identity?
Links to past times on the left, present on the right :-/


Published: 24.12.2025
































































A smile, often received, often given, sometimes just a moment fleeting across the face, sometimes wide and lingering. Surprising moments, surprising encounters, surprising stories, surprising places. Much begins with a smile and usually ends with one. One of the most beautiful places on one of the most beautiful days is shown by Thomas in his post: vakantio.de/worldwrite/hichillico
Buddha also never looks the same – and smiles differently each time :-). Even when his face is barely recognizable, I see it. If there is no face, I just imagine it and enjoy the smile that fleetingly crosses my face.
Laos, an Asian country full of contrasts. Your friendly smile, your polite restraint, your unhurried rhythm, how lovely it was with you! I wish you a thunderous impact in the government, I wish you the opportunity to live out your young, fresh, and impulsive energy. I wish you broader healthcare, a stable and fair education system, confidence in your own abilities, more smiles without hesitation, carefree joy, and the prosperity that you deserve.
