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Thailand: Yokota Team

Team NameYokota Team (-)
CountryThailand : Chiang Mai
Work siteChiang Mai : 2 Families
two room cement block with aluminum roofing
Itinerary15 Day(s) : 16-Jun 2007(SAT) ～ 30-Jun 2007(SAT)
MemberTotal: 12
Adult(M): 4 , Adult(F): 5, Univ. Stud.(F): 1, High School(M): 1, High School(F): 1
ExpenseTraveling: JPY（taxes included）/person
In-country:500 US dollars JPY（taxes included）/person/day
RouteTokyo-->Bangkok (450 US dollars)
Bangkok-->Chiang Mai (60 US dollars)
ReportThe Yokota Team left Narita airport on June 16th and traveled to Bangkok, Thailand. We were met in Bangkok by Candi Montonchaikul who provided us with transportation to the Suk 11 youth hostel. This hostel was a fantastic place to spend our one evening in Bangkok. This evening we enjoyed a night cruise in Bangkok. The following morning we were taken to the Bangkok airport where we flew to Chiang Mai. The air transportation was easily arranged prior to the trip through Air Asia. At the airport, we were given a wonderful greeting by Malinie and Art and a host of other Habitat Workers. The two weeks in Chiang Mai were a wonderful experience for the group. We spent our time at the Hostelling International Center Place which was located within walking distance of the Night Market and numerous restaurants. The owner was outstanding and was extremely helpful. We spent the first Sunday of the trip visiting the Hill Tribe villages surrounding Chiang Mai and seeing the work of Habitat there. The opening dinner made us feel extremely welcome. We worked on two houses during our time in Chiang Mai building two room cement block houses. We spent half of our time working on an addition to a house building a bathroom and kitchen. We spent most of our time moving dirt, mixing and pouring cement, and laying concrete block. The work was long and tiring but very rewarding. We were able to finish one house and make significant progress on the other one. We spent time visiting a school, a church, an orphanage, the night safari, an elephant conservation center, and several temples during our time in Chiang Mai. The Habitat staff in Chiang Mai were extremely accommodating and helpful. We finished our trip with a closing ceremony that included karaoke and a wonderful dinner. We spent one day in Bangkok and were able to see the Royal Palace, Reclining Buddha, and the Royal Barge Museum. We capped off our trip with a stop at the Hard Rock Cafe in Bangkok. Overall, the experience in Chiang Mai and Thailand, was excellent. The staff, especially Malinie and Art should be commended for their outstanding effort to make sure that we had a rewarding experience.
PhotoUpper left: with homeowners　Upper right: building
Lower left: finished building　Lower right: hotel
　
　

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投稿者: Habitat for Humanity Japan 日時: 2007年06月16日 18:39



 

Thailand : Seisen International School

Team NameSeisen International School (Seisen International School)
CountryThailand : Chiang Mai
Work site
2 Families
A one-story house built with reinforced concrete and concrete interlocking bricks
Itinerary11 Day(s) : 10-Jun 2007(SUN) ～ 20-Jun 2007(WED)
MemberTotal: 23 : Adult(M): 3 , Adult(F): 1, High School(F): 19
ExpenseTraveling:81380 JPY（taxes included）/person
In-country:25000 JPY（taxes included）/person/day
RouteTokyo-->Bangkok (Thai Airways)
Bangkok-->Thailand (Thai Airways)
ReportOn June 10th, 2007, 19 students and 4 chaperones departed for Chiang Mai from Seisen International School to build 2 houses over the course of 10 days. Upon arriving, we were greeted by the Northern Thailand affiliates and a few of the family members who we would be working alongside with to build their homes. We were driven to our guesthouse (The Bamboo Den) of which we were the only occupants during the course of our stay. The manager of the guesthouse was an incredible friend to all of us and we were able to have most of our meals there for incredibly reasonable prices. We were able to request various Thai dishes for our breakfasts and dinners. We were a 20 minute walk from the night market and a 10 minute from Walking Street (which had everything the night market had for local prices!) All of the transport in Chiang Mai was by Seong Thaw (converted pick-up trucks) which was exciting for everyone despite all the exhaust that we were inhaling.The worksite was clean and the team members were eager to start working each day. We split up into two teams and worked on two houses simultaneously filling in the floors with sand, mixing cement, laying bricks and pouring the final cement floor.The skilled workers were very helpful and everyone felt safe at all times – even when on the scaffolding. There was plenty of water and snacks during the day and we were all forced to take plenty of breaks to ensure our safety. Our lunch meals were superbly prepared Thai dishes and despite the intense heat and spicy food, no one became sick during our stay.For our R and R activities our team visited a local elementary school where the students organized six different games for the entire elementary school. We also visited the Agape orphanage for HIV positive children and there, our team was able to interact with the children ranging from infants to 12 year-olds. We were able to visit several temples along the way and the Thai Elephant Conservation Center where the students were able to feed elephants, ride them and have a “hands-on” experience with making elephant dung paper! We were also able to visit a local Hot Springs center. On the second to the last day, the local government invited us to their offices for a meal and ceremony where we all received official thank you letters and souvenirs from the local factories.For our final dinner and departure ceremony, the children of the families that we were building with treated us to some of their karaoke talents and gave us a few departing gifts. The reflections that we shared with each other every night showed the incredible impact that the experience was having on everyone. Malinie, the local Thai affiliate took some 800 pictures of us over the 10 days along with many video clips that we will be watching in our final reflection meeting in several weeks.Chiang Mai is definitely a site that we will considering returning to for future Habitat for Humanity trips.
PhotoUpper left: with homeowners　Upper right: building
Lower left: finished building　Lower right: hotel
　
　
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投稿者: Habitat for Humanity Japan 日時: 2007年06月10日 18:46



 

Philippines: Hokkaido International School

Team NameHokkaido International School
CountryPhilippines
Leo Borras in Naga City
Work siteBalatas, Naga City, Camarines Sur
100 Families
Steel frame
Itinerary9 Day(s)
02-Jun 2007(SAT) ～ 10-Jun 2007(SUN)
MemberTotal: 15
Adult(M): 1 , Adult(F): 1, High School(M): 8, High School(F): 5
ExpenseTraveling:109000 JPY（taxes included）/person
In-country: 32,110 yen JPY（taxes included）/person/day
RouteCTS-->Hong Kong (Cathy Pacific)
Hong Kong-->Manila (Cathy Pacific)
ReportWhen our team arrived in Naga City, Leo Borras and his team was there to welcome us and take us to the hotel. After we got settled in they took us on a tour of the university, the area, other habitat worksites, and a finished site, which was now a village, and the site where we would be working. We also had our orientation on this day. It was a full day, especially for us: only having slept for two hours. The worksite in Balatas is a brand new site with no families living there. We nearly completed the first duplex of what will be 50. Our worksite team was great. Very friendly and helpful. I just wish we had realized the needs at the worksite before we came. If we had known, we would have brought some tools with us. We worked on a steel frame structure, so some extra power tools like drills, and levels and measuring devices would have helped. Our days spent at the worksite were hot and challenging, but satisfying. We worked hard, but had fun while working. For our recreation day, we had the wonderful experience of going to Atulyan Island, which exceeded all of our expectations. Swimming and snorkeling in an underwater jungle steaming with life was incredible. If you spend time at the beach, be careful of the sun. Our whole team got sunburned, even though we were wearing sun block. The sun in powerful: respect it! Our hotel accommodations were okay. The hotel was clean and friendly, but the Internet did not work. I would recommend that you not bring a laptop with you on this trip. There are Internet cafes everywhere, which will only cost you 50 yen per hour to use. It isn't worth the trouble of bringing your own computer. The hotel was also in the city center, which was an extra plus. I only wish we would have had more time to see the city and interact with it's people. No free time on this trip, or when we were finally free, all of the local shops were closed. On our final day, we went to a village to distribute clothes and toys that we had brought from home to Habitat partners at one of the villages. It was a confusing situation, and a lot of the clothes didn't go to anyone. I would suggest if you are bringing donations of clothes to Habitat, contact them in advance to see what the needs are and what exactly you should bring. It will save you a lot of headache in the end. The experience we had was truly amazing. We came to Habitat for Humanity to help and give to others, but what we received was much more than we could ever give.
PhotoUpper left: with homeowners Upper right: building
Lower left: building Lower right: building



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投稿者: Habitat for Humanity Japan 日時: 2007年06月02日 15:15



 

 
 
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