Taking a moment from the hard work of mixing cement, passing along buckets of dirt, and clearing the worksite of debris, I notice the children of the school start up a game of jump rope. I turned my attention away from my work and trudge up the hill to join them with other volunteers, and taking part in the fun. I simply could not resist joining those smiling faces as they waited their turn to have a chance at the swing of the rope. Its time like these that one realizes the basis for all human existence. Food, water, shelter and laughter. Essentially our lives boil down to the same elements, and the coming together of this temporary volunteer community in Ban Sai Thong Village was exemplary of this. Just a few moments of playing jump rope with elementary students can make all the worries of the day fade into the red-orange sun on Northern Thailand.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Part of a Article from Porsches Trip
Taking a moment from the hard work of mixing cement, passing along buckets of dirt, and clearing the worksite of debris, I notice the children of the school start up a game of jump rope. I turned my attention away from my work and trudge up the hill to join them with other volunteers, and taking part in the fun. I simply could not resist joining those smiling faces as they waited their turn to have a chance at the swing of the rope. Its time like these that one realizes the basis for all human existence. Food, water, shelter and laughter. Essentially our lives boil down to the same elements, and the coming together of this temporary volunteer community in Ban Sai Thong Village was exemplary of this. Just a few moments of playing jump rope with elementary students can make all the worries of the day fade into the red-orange sun on Northern Thailand.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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