Friday, August 13, 2010

Farewell my Thailand...

Well, the final preparations are being made to travel home after three weeks of the most jam-packed life changing experiences ever; for staff and students. For myself personally I have had a roller coaster ride of emotions on this trip- ranging from the heavy weight of responsibility of having to oversee the health and well being of over 90 girls, making a million decisions each day and deal with day to day mishaps and trials, to the exhilaration of experiencing some of the most beautiful country, people and culture I have ever seen.
The finished School Canteen
9M returned back to the Prem last night triumphant in finishing the canteen we built for the Primary school in Community service and it is amazing to think that our girls we able to build such a professional looking building! I think Firbank should put them to work on other projects around the school from now on and we can cut down on some costs in our budget!
A Happy Staff
We had the final celebratory dinner for 9M, 9J and 9K last night where we were treated to a feast, lanterns, dancing and drums and some final fireworks.Such a perfect way to end our time here and another example of the wonderful hospitality and care of the staff here at the Prem.
So now we are frantically packing overflowing bags, checking what needs to be declared at customs, and preparing ourselves for the long flight and the shock of the cold that awaits us in Melbourne.

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