Off to work

DAY 3

After an eventful night of riddles and mind games causing what could be said more stress than expected, everyone was still able to get to bed reasonably early for what was our first day of working.

With an early wake up at 6:30am the boys were all up and about at breakfast and were keen to start working. Making our way to the work site we were all pleasantly surprised to see no trees (they had already been cut down for us), and a frame in which was already in place. We were asked to dig a 30m ditch by 50cm wide and 50cm deep ‘gutter’ stretching the length of the proposed shelter, and everyone could agree that it was much harder than expected. With the entire team working as a unit we managed to make good progress before our lunch break.

With food in our bellies and a small rest, the boys still had time to play with the children at the school. The highlight was Liam sharing his chicken crimpy shapes which the kids eagerly lined up as if it was Holy Communion. With intense soccer games and “dust dust goost” our interacting with the lovely students from the Sangkhlaburi school our relationships grew stronger. We then were back out into the heat with our second session of working for the day. The sun didn’t last long, when a strong cool breeze came through, much to the liking of all. With rain pouring, working at the site was seemingly impossible, as our boots were collecting and clearing most of the land. Billy and Shae, including many others were slowing deteriorating coming to 3:00pm which would mark the end of the days work, they created their own mothers club gossiping who knows what.

With what was a successful day at the work site, we were all ready for our welcome dinner party which the Blue Sky Home were presenting. We were all able to mix with the girls and try to extend our Thai abilities. A few of the boys used their initiative and just left google translate to do the work, and even then their message was getting through.

The night was truly amazing for everyone, with a dancing/musical chairs game that everyone REALLY got into, including many other games that the girls had shared with us. Being just 3 days in, the relationships between the girls from the Blue Sky Home and our team grew immensely, with an true excitement for the rest of the trip!