March saw the arrival of the english camp team. As ever in Thailand, FLEXABILITY has to be our ethos. A week before we were due to start the camp the location had to be changed because of a burst pipe. We ended up at the boys hostel and had an amazing time!!!! We taught english in the mornings - This ranged for us from teaching tenses to writing plays in english. We had the top two groups so they understood a fair bit of english. In the afternoons we taught dancing with our two new friends - Soph and Miles (Aka Milo). The late afternoons and evenings were usually spent with the kids playing board games, volleyball, foot volleyball, clapping games and many other things.
On the last day we went to the waterfall and had a marvellous last few hours. It was very strange for us as we waved the english team, the boys and the girls off. (As the children were all going home for summer) It was very quiet afterwards, but we used our time effectively, learning Thai. (watching a Thai Film!!!)
We did our first border run on Monday and crossed into Burma. It rained most of the time and as we were sat in the bus shelter (waiting for our bus which would take us to Chiang mai) it almost felt like england - cold and wet!!!!! The bus journey home was an experience. We felt as if we were on a plane. There was a lady who brought food and drink to us and gave us wipes at the end of the journey to refresh us. Much to our dissappointment as we borded the coach we were 2nd class. (Normal coach seats) First class had luxorious reclining leather seats. Again we watched another film in Thai that was very very strange!!!
We have spent the last few days with the Holt Family having lots of fun and reminissing over the previous week - We are really going to miss them.
Next on our agenda is a week Thai study and then Songkran (Thai New Year). We will post some pics soon of the water throwing festival xxx
On the last day we went to the waterfall and had a marvellous last few hours. It was very strange for us as we waved the english team, the boys and the girls off. (As the children were all going home for summer) It was very quiet afterwards, but we used our time effectively, learning Thai. (watching a Thai Film!!!)
We did our first border run on Monday and crossed into Burma. It rained most of the time and as we were sat in the bus shelter (waiting for our bus which would take us to Chiang mai) it almost felt like england - cold and wet!!!!! The bus journey home was an experience. We felt as if we were on a plane. There was a lady who brought food and drink to us and gave us wipes at the end of the journey to refresh us. Much to our dissappointment as we borded the coach we were 2nd class. (Normal coach seats) First class had luxorious reclining leather seats. Again we watched another film in Thai that was very very strange!!!
We have spent the last few days with the Holt Family having lots of fun and reminissing over the previous week - We are really going to miss them.
Next on our agenda is a week Thai study and then Songkran (Thai New Year). We will post some pics soon of the water throwing festival xxx
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