English Camp
Last week Claire and I went with the REACH team to northwestern Thailand. We have some Thai friends working in that area and this has become an annual trip. For the last 3 days of our time there we ran an English camp for 3rd - 6th graders in the town of Mae Ramaat. There were 80 some kids there - all eager to practice their English skills. The REACH team did a good job of simultaneously teaching and keeping them entertained. Claire enjoyed participating in the camp and quickly made a lot of friends. Whenever I went looking for her I'd find her in the middle of a large circle of girls.
We all enjoyed the cooler weather (even a little too cold some nights!) and the break from the city. We were awoken every morning by roosters crowing. Claire especially enjoyed seeing the stars - something we just can't do in Bangkok.
On our next-to-last day there Claire was bitten by the pastor's dog. (She now knows the literal rationale behind "Let sleeping dogs lie.") As a precaution we took her to the local hospital and she was started on a rabies vaccination program. So far she's had two shots and still needs 1-3 more. I guess they used to give these injections in the stomach - thankfully they're able to do it in the arm now!
Here are a few pictures...
-Tom