This is Lak, the 15 year-old proprietress of our fantastic $1 per night luxury resort in Muang Ngoi Kao. She learned English at school in Oudomxay, about 5 hours away, where she went to school for a few years. Then her mom decided that she needed to return, because noone else in the family spoke English and thus their guesthouse business wasn't doing much. Plus, school in Oudomxay cost $12 per semester, and school back home only cost $8 per semester, so it was win/win (just not for Lak, who works her ass off). Her plan is to go to Luang Prabang to nursing school.