good times

a couple of days ago, i got to hear my friend Moo's story about growning up. He was born in Burma and his family was forced to flee when he was 6 because the Burmese attacked his Karen village. He and his whole family made it to Thailand where they lived in a refugee camp for 2 years. At the age of 8, Moo and his old brother took off alone to Chiang Mai to find a place to go to school. He has been living alone ever since making it however he could. Now he works for rustic and is one of the key guys at the orphanage. there is so much more to the story, but no time to type now. i will tell the full story one day. i just wanted to give a little peice of it so you guys would be prompted to do some more research on Burma and the situation there. Not with the cyclone, but the problems between the Burmese government and the Karen and Shan people. It is a very sad situation that has been going on for about 60 years.

In the past week, we have planted some rice, done a lot of teaching and I had the opporunity to work with and translate for a doctor that was brought in to give check ups to all the kids at the school. this was a really good experience. also, today we passed out toothbrushes and told the kids about brushing their teeth.

so, i am off to lead my come with nothing trip. it should be a good one. i am very excited about the places we will be going. sorry, no camera yet either, but maybe i can get some time to pick up one in Chiang Mai. i really want to guys to see some pictures of these amazing places i am woking.

until next time......

written by  jasonreevesmiller on July 1, 2008 from Mae Hong Son, Thailand
from the travel blog: Thailand Summer 2008
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