Thai Lantern Festival
By Brandon Setter
Have you ever had one of those moments where you're right in the middle of experiencing something amazing and realize that this moment should have been on your bucket list but you just never knew to put it there in the first place? This is exactly how filmmaker Brandon Setter describes an evening he, his wife, and two friends shared in Thailand, when trusting a taxi driver turned out to be exactly the right decision.
It was a pleasant October day in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After two weeks of running summer camp for kids and me being on my feet the entire time with a video camera in hand, we were pretty beat. We finally had a day off so we decided to sleep in, enjoyed *Khao soi,*our favorite spicy Thai dish, for lunch, and finally jumped in our rickety old Song Tao to make our way down to the night bazar as the sun began to set. Our driver was about ready to hop in the cab when she turned to us.
"Do you guys wanna go see something amazing happening tonight?" she said.