Jai Yen Means Keep a Cool Heart

When I Moved From That Blank Space On The Map Known As Northeast Montana To Thailand In 1963 With A Pregnant Wife And A Three Year Old Daughter I Knew There Would Be Some Changes In My Life But I Had No Idea How Great Those Changes Would Be And How Much The People Of Thailand Would Change My Own World View. I Learned To Be Jai Yen (Cool Hearted) Instead Of Angry Or Frustrated. That Is The Thai Way. I Went As An Agricultural Advisor To Work Among Themountain Tribes. This Book Is About The 33 Years I Spent Roaming The Hill Country Trekking From Village To Village Over The Foot Trails. The People I Came To Teach Taught Me Many Things. I Learned About Hospitality Descision Making By Consensus And How To Live With One Another. I Shared Their Shelter Their Food Their Joys And Their Sorrows.