here are some more things for you to know about the karen. look at them.

a major karen (knu) leader was assassinated in his home in mae sot, thailand shortly after I left (on the 14th), this little video sums up the situation fairly well, and not just for the karen. http://antidictatorship.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/assassination-of-pado-mahn-shar-lar-phan/

this video might make you want to cry. it is okay to cry.
you don't even need to understand karen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zaidqwq9Y0