For about 12 months, my family lived in a bamboo hut in a refugee camp in Thailand. My parents don’t talk about that time much. I think it was a bit traumatic for them - the war in Laos, feeling it was no longer safe for us to stay, having to escape from our native country. They had a lot of gold when they left, but it was all spent on food and shelter and clothing for us in the camp. Still, there was no regret, because what is the point of gold if your family is going to starve . . .
For about 12 months, my family lived in a bamboo hut in a refugee camp in Thaila…
