This past week with ARI has been a bit of a different
experience. We had two new volunteers join the team, Danielle and Queenie.
They’re both from Ireland and both are really kind and fun to work with. They
let me tease them about their Irish colloquialisms and they do the same for my
American slang. I’m thankful for their addition and they’ve already contributed
to some stellar workshops. Danielle and I teamed up on a Hope Home workshop
last week where we made jetpacks out of cardboard and plastic bottles. We
collaborated on the idea and it went really well! The children at Hope Home had
a blast with the jet packs they made. Whenever a kid would finish their
project, one of the volunteers would lift them up and fly them around the room.
This always elicited a few giggles from the students! This was my favorite
workshop with Hope Home thus far and it would not of happened without
Danielle’s help.
It was interesting when Danielle and Queenie first arrived
at ARI. All of the TEAN volunteers tried so hard to help them and teach them
the ways of ARI. We acted as if we had been here for years when in reality it had
only been about 10 days. It’s funny how quickly we adapted to working and
living here. I hate to think that I only have about three more weeks in
Thailand. I’ve learned so much and had so much fun; I don’t want it to end. I
don’t want to have to say goodbye to the students, my coworkers, or the other
TEAN members. In my last days I’m trying live as fully as possible and enjoy
every moment. I want to be rich in memories for when I go back to the states!
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