Teachers

One of the workplacements the participants have had are the local schools. Here Isabel and Linnea are teaching english...basic english!

The Great Day in Pathumthani,Thailand

What is CAD?
CAD is Community Activity Day

Marlene, Tom and Johanna says Hey!

Last Friday we all went to an excursion with the local police. It was a day we late will forget. We started the day by looking at birds, and to be protected from the bird shit we have to wear big hats. After lunch and a visit an orchidea garden we taught the police in English. The lesson contained more laught than learning, especially when they ran around with the microphone and tried to make everyone to speak in it. Problably, we all had an aching stomach when we returned, caused by all the laughs!

Hugs Johanna, Tom and Marlene

CAD

Yesterday, friday, we had our CAD (Community Activity Day) at the hospital. We planted flowers, i think e bought about 700 plants! But beacuse of the timeframe we did not plant it all. It was great working outside and see the result of our sweat and ability to work together. And we ate alot of fresh fruit...:-)

After 5 hours gardening we came to a school that is a workplacement. There we cleaned their library. Once again it was wonderful to see the result and the diffrence 14 youngsters can do!

This week we also talked about the sedish workplacements, and we really look forward to it! It feels great that we have been offered such great workplacements.

Lots of love from Isabell

C.A.D AT TUA-TONG SCHOOL

Yesterday I went to tua-tong school for work c.a.d. Everybody help teacher clean libraly.I think it's very tried but funny. Especially this CAD is very good for community.I hope I can do like this for another opportunity.

Teaching at police station

Every friday we go to Sam-Kok police station for teach english and talk about everything with the police.Everybody are happy..... (*-*)

work placement at Tuatong School

We ,Sara and Am are working at Tuatong school for the first work placement we teach English the student for 6-12 years old ,for the first day that we teach we don't know anything because at school don't have book and student don't know much about English but become good and better everyday the older student more interesting than younger but everybody so cute..

I,Sara, really like the workplacement, because of the children, they are really cute, like Am just wrote. It's funny because I think they enjoy having englishlesson now, because the english teatcher at the school can't speak,.. maybe some few word only. And \I hope they can se a reason to learn english.. so they will be abel to talk to persons like me..
jag tycker verkligen om barnen for de ar sa sota, de fick en uppgift dar de skulle rita ngt de tyckte om, da ritade en pojk am och en mig, sota// puss och kram till mina dar hemma. ni far garna sms:a mig. :)

Am & Sara

Thai-Swy in Thailand by Aey & Too

today I,Too,Isa and Lea go to work at hospital again. And we have meeting with person who come from Nepal for observe about Sam-Kok hospital at 9 am. And in the afternoon I think may be I go to child centre for plan about CAD.

Buddhist Monks

Today Ae, Leah, Too and Isa went to Wat Ba (tempel). There we were fed noodles, and showed respect to the munks by doing the traditional kraap (sitting on your knees, bowing your head to the ground three times). We met one of the main monks of this temple and recieved a book of wisdom. He told us he could read our minds and our hearts. They also showed us how to meditate! It was a good experience!

Arrival in Thailand

Finally! The time has arrived! On January 11th the swedish participants arrived in Thailand and met their thai participants at CDD's camp in Nakhon Nayok. The next few days they will all spend together at the camp, getting to know eachother and being trained in various subjects related to the exchange, before the great, official welcoming at CDD (Community Development Department) in Bangkok on January 17th. The next day we head out to the province of Pathum Thani, where another official welcoming party awaits!

The flight to Thailand was good, everybody is well and happy to be in Thailand! Greetings!!