On one of our final days in Thailand, we travelled for two hours to a Chiang Mai school, and spent all day there. When we arrived, someone showed us around the school and where we would be working all day. We were told that we would be building a playground for the younger children who attend the school and we were split into two groups. One group was in charge of measuring wood and using the saw to build the fence that surrounded the playground, and the other group was in charge of shifting sand out of the playground area. I joined the group that was measuring wood and was in charge of measuring how far apart on the fence each plank of wood was supposed to be. This took a while, and it was quite a relief when I had finished this job, as it was an extremely hot day and I was in need of a short water break. After my break I returned to the fence to join the others and nail the planks of wood into the fence frame. After this was complete, it was time for lunch! After we ate we were able to play with the young children! When we returned to the playground after lunch, we were split into two groups again, one large group to paint the fence, and another group to dig a sandpit and build a wall around it. I joined the painting group and painted with the colour blue. Together, the painters created a beautiful fence of alternating colours of the rainbow! Once I had finished my third coat on the blue planks, I joined the sandpit group and dug the sand from outside of the playground into the sandpit. At the end of the day, we were all exhausted! This was a lengthy task, but it was worth it in the end, as the younger children came out of their classrooms and appeared excited and appreciative!
Hours gained from activity:
Creativity: 0
Activity: 0
Service: 8
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