Another week has passed in Rural Thailand. Sports Days, Speech finals, Goodbye to a great volunteer and Rat BBQ!!!!! Yes Rat! But first, the children. In the states, sports is taken very seriously. The uniform. The shoes. School Spirit. Here I have observed. Same uniform in the school’s colors, whatever the sport. Hug the winner, ignore the looser. Shoes are not required. The kids wear socks or shoes to the field, then remove them to run barefoot. OUCH!!! Speech finals went well. Some of the children are off to the next level on Monday. They are so proud and happy of their accomplishment and their school. It is still an uphill battle to teach them, but for these children the world is waiting. “Goodbye” to David. David came for two weeks and had the time of his life. With no experience of teaching, he dove in and had a blast. Each evening as we watched the sun go down over the Mekong, we chatted about our day, always laughing, sharing ideas. This is one of the perks with volunteering, meeting people that you might pass by unless you are in this situation. Becoming good friends.
Dec 28
