Schools

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Schools

Today we visited schools. We saw 2 high schools, a technical college, and a university. At each school a student gave us a tour and we got to see what school was like for them. It was interesting to see the differences between a Thai school and American School, such as Thai students where uniforms and take off their shoes before entering the class room. I also enjoyed taking with the students and hear about their lives and education.  We ate lunch with a few of the university students and got where they came from and where they are going.

Tonight we are doing our last night of VBS. It has been awesome working with the kids, especially during games, which they all enjoy. We have over 50 kids who participate in some part of VBS.  The kids seem to enjoy the crafts and songs as well. The water games are the kids’ favorite and by the end of the game everyone is soaked.

We had a lot of fun riding the elephants, enjoying the scenery at King-Mother’s, and shopping. It was so cool to be that far off the ground on an elephant, and they were so funny when we tried to feed them.  The garden’s and place was gorgeous!

Tomorrow is our last full day in Chiang Rai. It has been awesome working with Luka, Ghan, and all of the students and staff here. I don’t know where the time has gone, but am thankful for this unique opportunity. Tomorrow the students are putting on a program for us, complete with a performance. We took are working on something for them.  Then Friday, is sightseeing in Bangkok and then back to the US.

God Bless, Mariah, Team Thailand