Update from our in country agent in Thailand
We all had a good night last night.
Kanchana taught some basic Thai to everyone and then we had a discussion on how things were going. Everyone seems very happy and no problems were raised.
What have they been doing? Lots, but here are some examples from everyone:
Jane - building walls, making bricks, digging drains, watching cows being butchered and playing with kids.
James - playing with sick kids in hospital, making bricks, working in child care
Ashley - working in child care, editing English for Hilltribe.org project, enjoying the Night Bazaar.
They all went on home stay last weekend, although they went on a different style of trip than the run we often run. We sent them to stay in a guest house near Pu Chee Fah Mountain and early in the morning they trekked to the summit to see the sunrise from the vantage point above the mists. Here is a picture copied from the internet:
After that they stayed in a Chinese Thai village and also visited Pu Sang waterfall.
Some of the things they have noticed are different here:
The amount of dogs.
That people make eye contact and warmly smile at you.
That kids run around and play everywhere and it is impossible to tell who they belong to, as they seem quite free and the community cares for them as a whole.
Men are regularly seen taking care of babies.
It feels very safe here, more so than many parts of Australia.
Some things they have been enjoying:
The food
The fish spa (where fish nibble your toes)
The White Temple
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