Day five. Had an interesting night listening to the potter patter of feet on my roof. Apparently it's the local rats from the jungle so decided not to introduce myself. Up early to toast bread for the student groups breakfast before they left. They had a presentation and gave the project 4200 euros !!! It has really made an impression on them. After they went we had to pack up all the tents in 90 degree temps. At lunch time two women from Canada came from a cha...

Day 4. Up at six to sort out breakfast for visitors. We then had a work party and your not going to believe this but I spent the morning brick laying and putting part of a wall up. When I asked why we were doing this Root he manager told me to keep out snakes like the cobra and king cobra. Might not sleep soundly tonight. Early afternoon we went as a work party to clear the local beach of any rubbish followed by lunch at the beach. After that we went to visit th...

Day 3. Up at six this morning and had a busy day . After breakfast took the kids to school - 16 of them in the back of a truck !!! Then went with Kate to the market. She is an amazing person and cooks for everyone. She used to be a Thai dance teacher in the hotels until the tsunami hit. We then got everything ready for the arrival of 21 international students from a school in Holland. Believe it or not I had to rig up some portable lighting !! Gordon Moss watch ...

Day 2. More adventures. It was decided by Root who started this place that it would be good for me to go a teach a class of 4-7 year olds in the local school English. Well I can't tell you how out of my depth I felt. No lesson plans or anything just had to go in a do it. So singing old Macdonalds had a farm seemed a good thing to do. They were very polite and didn't say your the worst person we have ever had. After that we went to the local Monk for hundreds of ...

Day 1. Arrived at Puket after a long haul. Tired and its very very hot here. No one initially evident to meet me so had to fend off loads of taxi drivers. Eventually approached by two females wearing orphanage t shirts. They had a copy of my passport photo and when they looked at it they both burst out laughing. Think they were looking for someone heavier. Talked in Thai and giggled all the way to the car . Eventually arrived at the compound or at least that is ...