After the opportunity to talk at the school a week or so back, I was contacted by one of the teachers from the school asking if her visiting cousin could volunteer with me for a day or two. I asked if she might be willing to help clean and be hands off with the children…
This is an update of a previous post with photos and pictures added… Today I got to branch out a little and had a chance to have an impact wider than the orphanages. I was contacted by friends from church who work in a Thai English private school and they asked if I would…
The new year coming holds an added change as my passport expires for the second time while in Thailand. This meant I could only get 5 months for my visa this year, sadly for the same price as a year would be. The process of renewing the passport was straightforward, but meant an early…
After seeing a movie trailer daily for a great child friendly fun cartoon movie, I tested whether this was one I should consider for a big trip. Taking a group of children and staff to a normal showing of a movie means a few challenges: people staring, timings that do not suit the orphanage…
Miss N was the last child in my group to have their date night. There are a few reasons for this. Miss N is a bigger child and rather squirmy and vocal. I was taking the easier children first, working out the timings needed, the environment and the school’s levels of acceptance. The school actually…
Miss K’s surgery and hip spica cast was back in September and October. For one leg it’s made a massive difference as well as making her spine better. The other leg though is not working as well as hoped, because her muscle memory is still telling that leg to turn in. I can do her stretching…
My friend Marie Claire (who is French) and I made plans to head to seek some traditional English entertainment in the form of a panto. Marie Claire had heard of them, but never seen one, so we got tickets and decided to go after work on a Friday. This was probably the worst choice…
Today I got to branch out a little and had a chance to have an impact wider than the orphanages. I was contacted by friends from church who work in a Thai English private school and they asked if I would be willing to talk to the teachers about the disability situation in Thailand and…
Mr B and I went to see the same show that Miss A had been to see the night before: a great show called ‘Anything Goes’ performed by the students. The musical with all its singing and dancing was great. Back to the beginning though. Mr B was waiting ready to put on his…
Miss A was nominated as the ward’s Miss Loi Krathong Festival Princess. This involved her being dressed in full Thai traditional dress and being photographed. Each ward or department of the orphanage entered a little girl’s picture and people voted. Then there was a parade where the nominated little misses of each ward were on…