Volunteer Stories  |  Daniel

How can i describe my Thailand-expieriance? In one word.. fun! I can guarantee you, one month is way to short. But all the things I did, all the people i met.. I woundn’t forget that.

The fun started on arrival-day. After a flight from hell (after 30 hours on the road you just want to sleep) we were picked up by Kerstin's daughter Tina and Thai volunteer Mooy.

They brought us too Nongkhai. After a nice (cold) shower, Denise and I wanted to go down town. By bike. Boy, did we get lost!

The rest of the week we were off (no school, it’s my holiday as well) and had a great time. Rented a bike (great fun) went to the pool (a lot) and to the Sculpture park (beautiful) and a lot of other stuff.

In that same week Denise and I went to the Chinese School. They asked us if we would teach their. How could we say “no” to such sweet innocent children. Boy, where we wrong.

Six hours a week (not much!!!), spread on two classes. We had a great time. Although the kids were pretty loud, some a bit to ‘smart’ others a bit to slow, teaching them was great! When class was over, and you left the classroom, they all wanted to shake hands or do a Thai game (something like paper/scissor/rocks).

Besides the teaching their is so much more! I loved renting a scooter, and go 80 on the freeway ( Born to be wild). I loved the weekend evenings: funny games, nice dinners, the trekking weekend, the Laos weekend, the city, the ceremony, the parties at Kerstin, the great GREAT food, the nice local, the sweet volunteers..

I’m back home almost two months now and I miss it so firkin’ much. I miss the people so much. So, from here, again thank you!

Daniel Krikke,19