I am a day behind with my blog. The connections here are intermittent to say the least. That goes for the telephone too.
Monday was our Orientation Day. We were driven to our schools and introduced to the teachers. Unfortunately, my school wasn’t on the agenda, so I had to wait until I started on Tuesday. I could do no preparation as I really didn’t know what to expect. In the afternoon we had a tour of Trang, and did a bit of shopping at the local Tesco store. CCS then treated us to a meal at a local restaurant. It was- “aroi”-delicious. So with little to tell you for Monday perhaps I will enlighten you on the way of life up to now for the volunteers.
The house in which we are housed is very basic. Our bedroom has 3 bunk beds. There are 3 bedrooms all the same. Dale and I are lucky because there are only the 2 of us in the room. Glenda is by herself in another building and feeling lonely, so she may join us on Tuesday. Even if she does, we can all have a bottom bunk. The beds are rock hard, and the pillows are not down filled!!! We have an air conditioner in the bedroom. That’s wonderful, as the weather is always hot and humid and we leave it on all night. The toilet block is outside, and there are showers and laundry facilities. None of the basins in the house has hot running water, only the showers. No shoes are allowed to be worn in the house. Breakfast is the only meal that is like home- that is, cereal and toast. All other meals are Thai. I’ll be craving for a steak by the time I get home in December!!! We each do our own washing of plate and spoon after each meal, but none of us minds. It is not meant to be luxurious, and it isn’t. But everyone gets on, and the longer we are together, the better it gets. We have already planned our weekend and are going off to Railay Resort, which is on the island of the same name. And so to Tuesday….
Monday was our Orientation Day. We were driven to our schools and introduced to the teachers. Unfortunately, my school wasn’t on the agenda, so I had to wait until I started on Tuesday. I could do no preparation as I really didn’t know what to expect. In the afternoon we had a tour of Trang, and did a bit of shopping at the local Tesco store. CCS then treated us to a meal at a local restaurant. It was- “aroi”-delicious. So with little to tell you for Monday perhaps I will enlighten you on the way of life up to now for the volunteers.
The house in which we are housed is very basic. Our bedroom has 3 bunk beds. There are 3 bedrooms all the same. Dale and I are lucky because there are only the 2 of us in the room. Glenda is by herself in another building and feeling lonely, so she may join us on Tuesday. Even if she does, we can all have a bottom bunk. The beds are rock hard, and the pillows are not down filled!!! We have an air conditioner in the bedroom. That’s wonderful, as the weather is always hot and humid and we leave it on all night. The toilet block is outside, and there are showers and laundry facilities. None of the basins in the house has hot running water, only the showers. No shoes are allowed to be worn in the house. Breakfast is the only meal that is like home- that is, cereal and toast. All other meals are Thai. I’ll be craving for a steak by the time I get home in December!!! We each do our own washing of plate and spoon after each meal, but none of us minds. It is not meant to be luxurious, and it isn’t. But everyone gets on, and the longer we are together, the better it gets. We have already planned our weekend and are going off to Railay Resort, which is on the island of the same name. And so to Tuesday….
The photos above are of 1)Me at the Chinese Temple 2)The Volunteers and staff having lunch on the beach 3)Dale and me 4)The volunteers
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