SawadeeKa, Everyone.
I apologise for the long delay in posting but the computers in the hotel don't allow Blogspot, so we are using the computers that B.H.S. donated to Bann Laem Tong School the last time we were here...what goes around comes around, I guess!
We are on our second day of working on the Education/Community Centre at Bann Laem Tong School and the sun is blazing and the humidity like nothing I have ever expereinced before - not even during our last Round Square Service Project on Koh Phi Phi. We are working on clearing and levelling the site for the Centre and it is hard, packed dirt with boulders all of the way through. As Mr. Crouch told us, "these rocks haven't moved since the tectonic plates shifted!!". They are really tough to remove. We have to work in 20 minute intervals with 20 minute breaks or we will just overheat and pass out! We even have to take a 2 hour lunch with a dip in the Andaman Sea, just to cool down. Thankfully, our Hotel Rooms are airconditioned - even fridgid , at times!
Well, I won't bore you with too much chatter and post some pictures for you to see how we are doing.
...I am trying to post some pics but they don't seems to be uploading. I have to go and get digging again and will try later on this afternoon...sorry :(
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Wish I could be there with you all. Here's my advice to make your experience even better: have a few Nutella crepes, drink plenty of watermelon shakes, get a Thai massage, and use tiger balm to ease your aching muscles. I know you are all having a new found respect for all things, not to mention the air conditioning! I look forward to seeing some pics soon.
Please give Paul my regards.
XOXO,
Ms. Gunther
Happy Good Friday to all of you and congratulations on all your hard work in what sounds like very challenging conditions. Remember your goals and try to keep a positive attitude which always makes even the most trying circumstances that little bit easier.We are very proud of what you all are doing.
Jessica we think of you all the time and miss you but hope this opportunity will be something that is a life changing experience. Sometimes while we are in the situation it might not be as obvious as when one returns to their home and has time to reflect on what you have done that the true reality becomes apparent.
Take care
Kim
Miss Ya... b safe and what hotel is it ??]
Tia
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