One of the volunteers, who is Thai/British (19 years old) was kind enough to agree to teach Thai to Mick, me, and several other volunteers from France. Guess which student "stands out" most in that group? Not necessarily the star, though.We used our Thai tonite, not very impressive, at one of the restaurants.Fortunately the locals are very patient.
Tomorrow we visit some learning centers for the end of the year parties for the kids. Then they start camp.
Last night we visited a rubber plantation, on which a Burmese family lives and works to tap the rubber. They have to work at night when the rubber runs. The rubber will not produce in the sun. It is gruelling, repetitive work in the middle of the jungle, with mosquitos and long hours.
The family lives in a "typcial" Burmese wooden house, extremely simple, with limited electiricityand few niceties. Regardless, they could not have been more hospitable and were thilled to enteratin us with sweet lemon drinks and fresh fried bananas, which the "grandma" cooked in a wok over a single portable gas burner (their sole means of cooking). A group of Japanese students also accompanied our visit and are here for the week.
Tomorrow night we are invited to a party with the students to say farewll.The Burmese will cook a traditional dinner and the Japanese studeents will reciprocate by cooking a traditional meal as well.
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