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Summer camp at the orphanage, Nongkhai by Amy Fry and Nadeem “Sid” Siddiqui, volunteers in Nongkhai, Thailand We decided to volunteer about half way through our round the world trip. Well, actually I decided and Sid needed a bit of persuasion, but I knew he would love it so I persisted! Nong Khai is a lovely town and the volunteer house is in an ideal location. There’s a brilliant market a minutes walk away,where we bought a lot of our meals. The riverside is 5 minutes bike ride away and there are lots of great food stalls practically surrounding the house. We had a very warm welcome from Sabine, Bobby and Nalinrat. They showed us around the town and some good places to eat. Then we had an orientation, in which they told us some cultural dos & don’t s and what to expect at the orphanage. We had a bit of a planning session, where we organized some games and activities for the boy’s but this was quite hard as we didn’t know the age groups, how many boy’s there would be and also their capabilities. The first day at the orphanage was quite a shock. We were shown around the boy’s living area’s, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen. Basic would be an understatement to describe the rooms. They had a bed each but nothing more in the rooms. No pictures on the walls, no other furniture, nothing child-like in sight. The standard of cleanliness throughout the rooms was very low and this was reflected in the boys appearance. They also had many open cuts and sores all over their bodies. Looking past all of this, they were very happy boys and very excited about the “falang” coming to play with them. The boys were not shy, almost straightaway they were hugging us and holding our hands. It was quite obvious that physical contact is something they lack in their everyday lives. On the 3rd day most of the boys we had been playing with were going to become novice monks at a nearby temple. Even after 2 days with the boys we felt sad about saying goodbye to them but we knew we would see them before we left. We felt very privileged to be able to watch the ceremony and take part in it. Sid was given the very special job of physically lifting the Abbott. He was the leader of all the monks and very respected. He was very elderly and frail, Sid had to lift him from his wheelchair to his table so he could eat his lunch and then lift him back. Sid was terrified he was going to drop him! Next came Songkran (Thai New Year Festival) which is basically translated as a big water fight! We had so much fun, for 4 days we were absolutely soaked and didn’t even notice that it was sweltering 35 degrees! We went to the temple to watch the parade, played in the streets with the locals soaking every passer by with ice water! and we joined the neighbors for some more water throwing. Sid was having so much fun, he carried on throwing water with the kids when we had all got tired and gone inside! At the orphanage we had 2 days of playing water with the boys, which they loved! An Australian family joined us half way through out time and just in time for Songkran! It was really good timing as when the family arrived the number of boys increased as well! Some came back from the temples and some from foster families. There was enough of us to have several different activities going at the same time. Although some days even with 10 of us it was absolute chaos, but good chaos! Living with Nalin added to the whole experience, she is such lovely lady and she taught us so much. We learnt Thai language, Thai cookery and lots about the culture. Before we came to Nong Khai we had been travelling around South East Asia for 4 months, but by living with a Thai person we learnt more in one month about the culture than we did in 4 months put together. We didn’t know what to expect regarding teaching English. Neither of us are teachers but we were willing to give it a go. As it turned out at the orphanage there was not that much teaching involved. The boys were on their school holidays and it quickly became clear that the important thing was to let them have lots of fun, care and attention and not to focus on the teaching side too much. Although quite a few of the boys were very keen to learn. So they could choose to sit and do an alphabet game or go and play football. Twice a week in the evenings we taught some English to the neighbors children and some other local children from the market. This was optional, we really enjoyed it and it was an opportunity to get a bit more involved in the teaching side of things. Our month in Nong Khai flew by and the time for goodbye’s came round far too quickly! The whole experience was amazing and definitely one of the highlights of our whole years trip. The combination of supportive staff, beautiful children, the lovely family from Australia and the friendly town of Nong Khai and it’s locals made it a very special and unforgettable experience which we would recommend to everyone. text and photos: © 2008 by Amy Fry and Nadeem Siddiqui. Share this: Twitter | StumbleUpon | Facebook | Delicious | digg | reddit | buzz
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Ljetni kamp u sirotište, Nongkhai Amy Fry i Nadeem "Sid" Siddiqui, volontera u Nongkhai, Tajland Odlučili smo da volontiraju oko pola puta preko našeg kruga svijet putovanje. Pa, zapravo sam odlučio i Sid je potrebno malo uvjeravanja, ali sam znao da će ga volim pa sam ustrajao! Nong Khai je lijep grad i volonter kuća je na idealnoj lokaciji. Tu je briljantan tržište minuta hoda, gdje smo kupili puno naših obroka. Priobalni je 5 minuta vožnje biciklom daleko i ima puno velikih hrane staje praktički okružuju kuću. Imali smo vrlo toplu dobrodošlicu od Sabine, Bobby i Nalinrat. Oni su nam pokazali oko grada i nekih dobrih mjesta za jesti. Tada smo imali orijentaciju, u kojem su rekli nam neke kulturne dos & ne e i što mogu očekivati u sirotište. Imali smo malo planiranja sjednici, gdje smo organizirali neke igre i aktivnosti za dječaka, ali to je vrlo teško jer nismo znali dobne skupine, koliko je dječak tamo će biti i njihove sposobnosti. Prvi dan u sirotištu bio prilično šok. Pokazali su nam oko dječakova je dnevni boravak, spavaće sobe, kupaonice i kuhinje. Osnovni će biti nepotpuno opisati sobe. Oni su imali svaki krevet ali ništa više u sobama. Nema slike na zidovima, nitko drugi namještaj, ništa dijete nalik na vidiku. Standard čistoće u cijeloj prostorija bila je vrlo niska, a to se odrazilo na dječaka izgledu. Oni su također imali mnogo otvorenih posjekotine i rane po cijelom tijelu. Gledajući prošlost sve to, oni su bili vrlo sretni dječaci i vrlo uzbuđen o "Falang" dolaze da se igraju s njima. Dečki nisu sramežljivi, gotovo odmah su nas grli i drži naše ruke. To je prilično očito da je fizički kontakt je nešto što im nedostaje u njihovim svakodnevnim životima. Na treći dan većina dječaka mi je igrati s su idući u postati novak redovnici u obližnjem hramu. Čak i nakon dva dana s dječacima osjetili smo tužni o rekavši zbogom na njih, ali znali smo da će ih vidjeti prije nego što smo otišli. Osjećali smo se vrlo privilegirani moći gledati ceremoniju i sudjelovati u njemu. Sid je dao poseban posao fizički podizanje Abbott. Bio je vođa svih redovnika i vrlo cijenjen. Bio je vrlo starije i nemoćne osobe, Sid ga morali podići iz njegova kolica za svoj stol kako bi mogao jesti svoj ručak, a zatim ga podignite leđa. Sid je prestravljen je da će mu pasti! Zatim je došao Songkran (tajlandska Nova Godina Festival), koji je u osnovi prevedene kao veliki vode borbu! Imali smo toliko zabavno, za četiri dana smo apsolutno su natopljena i nije ni primijetio da je sparno 35 stupnjeva! Otišli smo u hramu gledati paradu, igrao u ulicama s mještanima usisavanje svaki prolaznik s ledene vode! a mi se pridružio susjede za neke više vode bacanja. Sid je da toliko zabavno, on je nosio na bacanje vodu sa djecom, kada smo svi dobili umoran i otišao unutra! U Dom za nezbrinutu djecu imali smo dva dana igranja vodu s dečkima, koji su voljeli! Australska obitelj pridružili su nam se na pola puta preko njih vrijeme i samo u vrijeme za Songkran! To je bio stvarno dobar tajming, kao kad je obitelj stigla broj dječaka povećao kao dobro! Neki se vratio iz hramova i nekih iz udomiteljskih obitelji. Bilo je dovoljno od nas da imaju nekoliko različitih aktivnosti događa u isto vrijeme. Iako nekoliko dana čak 10 nas je apsolutni kaos, ali dobro kaos! Živjeti s Nalin dodao da je cijeli doživljaj, ona je kao lijep dama, a ona nas je učio toliko. Naučili smo Tajlandski jezik, tajlandski kulinarstvo i puno o kulturi. Prije nego što smo došli u Nong Khai smo bili putuju oko jugoistočne Azije za 4 mjeseca, ali živi s tajlandskom osobi smo naučili više u jednom mjesecu o kulturi nego što smo to učinili u 4 mjesec staviti zajedno. Nismo znali što očekivati glede nastave engleskog jezika. Nitko od nas su nastavnici, ali bili smo spremni dati ga ići. Kako se ispostavilo u sirotište nije bilo toliko nastava uključeni. Dečki su bili na svojim školskih praznika i to je brzo postalo jasno da je važna stvar je da ih ima puno zabave, brige i pažnje, a ne da se usredotoče na nastavi strani previše. Iako dosta dječaka bili su vrlo zainteresirani za naučiti. Tako su mogli odabrati da sjesti i napraviti abecedi igru ili ići i igrati nogomet. Dva puta tjedno u večernjim satima smo učili neki engleski na susjeda djece i nekim drugim lokalnim djece s tržišta. To je opcija, to doista uživao i to je prilika da se malo više uključeni u nastavu strane stvari. Naš mjesec u Nong Khai letio tako i vrijeme za rastanak je došao okrugli daleko prebrzo! Cijelo iskustvo je nevjerojatna i definitivno jedan od vrhunaca cijele naše godina putovanja. Kombinacija podršku osoblja, prekrasne djece, lijepu obitelj iz Australije i prijateljski grad Nong Khai i to je mještana napravio je vrlo poseban i nezaboravan doživljaj koji bismo preporučili svima. Tekst i fotografije: © 2008 by Amy Fry i Nadeem Siddiqui.Podijelite ovo: Twitter | StumbleUpon | Facebook | Delicious | digg | reddit | Buzz