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海外建築ボランティア体験リポート
Overseas Building Volunteer Report

Thailand: ASIJ (American School in Japan)

Team Name ASIJ (American School in Japan)
Country Thailand, Korat
Work site 2 Families, Concrete block
Itinerary 8 Day(s): 15-Feb 2009(SUN) ? 22-Feb 2009(SUN)
Member Total: 27 Adult(F): 2, High School(M): 8, High School(F): 17
Expense Traveling:88000 JPY（taxes included）/person
In-country:4000 JPY（taxes included）/person/day
Route Narita-->Bangkok (Singapore)
Report We left home early in the morning to make our 11am flight from Tokyo to Bangkok. The Habitat affiliate director, Pug, and a volunteer liaison, Jup, greeted us and took us to our bus. The 3 ? hour long ride was comfortable and air-conditioned. We arrived at the Hotel Saiba, a new hotel about 30 minutes from our work site and were given the first of many incredible meals. The food alone is a good reason to choose Thailand as a destination for building houses. We met the homeowners at dinner, which was a bit awkward at first, as you might imagine.
We were greeted warmly at the work site the next day, and we settled down to work. Twelve students went to one house and 13 to the other. The work was just the right amount for the number of students that we had. A few more students per house, and we might have been sitting around looking for something to do. A few fewer students and we might have found it hard to get the work done. The pillars and roofs were already put up before we got there and our task was to build the walls with concrete block and to pour the floor. The homeowners were right there working with us the whole time, and we quickly got beyond the awkwardness of the language barrier.
Our R and R consisted of a visit to a local pottery making area and a historical site based around a huge ancient wat. In the evenings we had the options of the local mall or the night market. There were several good restaurants that could accommodate a group like ours. The highlight of our time away from the work site, however, was the visit to the local school. Our students broke up into groups of 3 and visited individual classrooms, interacting with the students through song and dance,
The dedication ceremony was very touching and just the right length. After it was over, our group and the homeowners shared a meal in the newly completed house.
We cannot say enough about the warmth, organization, and dedication of the Korat affiliate. Pug and Jup went out of their way to accommodate us and make this a special trip. The construction supervisor on one site, Tiger, really boded with some of our guys and spent a lot of time putting together a video, which he burned to dvds and gave to each of us on our way out. We highly recommend the Korat affiliate as a place to work. We'll be back.

Photo Upper left: With homeowners, Upper right: Between building
Lower left: Finished building

* Click the image to zoom-in.

Team Name	ASIJ (American School in Japan)
Country	Thailand, Korat
Work site	2 Families, Concrete block
Itinerary	8 Day(s): 15-Feb 2009(SUN) ? 22-Feb 2009(SUN)
Member	Total: 27 Adult(F): 2, High School(M): 8, High School(F): 17
Expense	Traveling:88000 JPY（taxes included）/person In-country:4000 JPY（taxes included）/person/day
Route	Narita-->Bangkok (Singapore)
Report	We left home early in the morning to make our 11am flight from Tokyo to Bangkok. The Habitat affiliate director, Pug, and a volunteer liaison, Jup, greeted us and took us to our bus. The 3 ? hour long ride was comfortable and air-conditioned. We arrived at the Hotel Saiba, a new hotel about 30 minutes from our work site and were given the first of many incredible meals. The food alone is a good reason to choose Thailand as a destination for building houses. We met the homeowners at dinner, which was a bit awkward at first, as you might imagine. We were greeted warmly at the work site the next day, and we settled down to work. Twelve students went to one house and 13 to the other. The work was just the right amount for the number of students that we had. A few more students per house, and we might have been sitting around looking for something to do. A few fewer students and we might have found it hard to get the work done. The pillars and roofs were already put up before we got there and our task was to build the walls with concrete block and to pour the floor. The homeowners were right there working with us the whole time, and we quickly got beyond the awkwardness of the language barrier. Our R and R consisted of a visit to a local pottery making area and a historical site based around a huge ancient wat. In the evenings we had the options of the local mall or the night market. There were several good restaurants that could accommodate a group like ours. The highlight of our time away from the work site, however, was the visit to the local school. Our students broke up into groups of 3 and visited individual classrooms, interacting with the students through song and dance, The dedication ceremony was very touching and just the right length. After it was over, our group and the homeowners shared a meal in the newly completed house. We cannot say enough about the warmth, organization, and dedication of the Korat affiliate. Pug and Jup went out of their way to accommodate us and make this a special trip. The construction supervisor on one site, Tiger, really boded with some of our guys and spent a lot of time putting together a video, which he burned to dvds and gave to each of us on our way out. We highly recommend the Korat affiliate as a place to work. We'll be back.
Photo	Upper left: With homeowners, Upper right: Between building Lower left: Finished building * Click the image to zoom-in.

投稿者: Habitat Japan 日時: 2009年2月15日 02:57