Wat Nuen Pananao is located just outside of Nongkhai.
The main temple building at Wat Nuen Panao. T2T volunteers stay in the temple whilst teaching in a local primary school.
Wat Nuen Panao is a forest temple meaning it is set up to be tranquil and has no immediate congregation.
Monk John from America, who has been a monk in Thailand for 5 years.
Buddha inside the main temple building
A meditation bot. Meditation is a significant part of the day for anyone staying in the temple, whether a monk or a volunteer.
Some of the meditation is communal taking part in one of the temples meditation bots.
Road leading past the monks accommodation to the temple lake.
Monks housing, which is also used to accomodate Travel to Teach volunteers.
Although the surroundings are beautiful and the housing new and clean, volunteers live to the same standards as the monks so there are no luxuries.
With the exception of teaching, volunteers are expected to stay inside the temple for the duration of their stay. The temple will not allow anyone that leaves to return.
Nuen Panao Lake, surrounded by monks housing.
Nuen Panao Lake, home to various species of turtle.
Monk housing next to the lake.
Inside the temple grounds.
Buddha surrounded by monk figures.
Some of the many statues throughout the temple grounds.
Statues inside the temple grounds.
One of the pigs that live around the temple.
Buddha statue inside the temple grounds.
Hut used for meditation.
A typical Buddhist shrine.
The main temple building.
A new bot, which is currently under construction.
Craftsmen working inside the new bot.
Temple building.
Temple building
