Happy Christmas Eve everyone!!
Hope you're all well and finished work for Christmas now.
This week has been full of various Christmas celebrations, despite most Thai people being buddist, i'm working with a Christian organisation, hence Christmas is celebrated!
On monday 2 other English volunteers arrived and we've spent the week attending Christmas parties. One at the babies home, then the same day we were invited to a canadian lady's house for carols and cookies. On wednesday night we took about 30 children to see Happy feet 2, in Thai so wasn't quite sure what was going on but the kids loved it!!
Yesterday it was staff sports day in the morning, this involved a parade down the street to declare sports day open. i was asked to lead the green team so was dressed up in traditional thai style clothes to march down the street. Then it was sports day, nothing like any sports day i've experienced before! One of the competitions was volley ball with water balloons and another one involved hiding behind a blanket and jumping up to shout the name of whoever else was hiding the other side! whoever shouted first won!
then last night it was the staff christmas party, basically a variety show, with lots of different acts including 3 lady boys!! there were presentations and presents. I can't begin to describe what an amazing place this is for the children and everyone involved. Seeing all the staff last night, over 60 people work within the projects. What really touched me was that even i was presented with a gift and card, and thanked for being here, especially over Christmas, all very humbling.
So today we're going to pop into Bangkok and then there's a Christmas eve service at the local "little america" community. Tomorrow myself and the other 2 new volunteers have been invited to an american lady's house for christmas day. we havent met her yet, but have been told she takes in all the stray volunteers!! We've been told to arrive for 11am tomorrow!
So wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!!
Lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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