Today is Tuesday and Geoff and I leave Chiang Mai tonight at 7pm to head for Scotland. We will arrive in Edinburgh on Wed 29 July 2009 at 3.40pm - we hope!
It's been another awesome year on the Thai-Burma border with our dear friends, who are like family now. One highlight has been watching 5 other Scottish teachers working here in Burmese schools/migrant learning centres with hopes that this can grow even more.
However, the dark side is that the struggle to make a living for many of our friends is probably getting harder. What will happen to the Burmese living in Thailand in coming months as the Thai government change regulations on work permits, why are they doing this, what's their agenda? What will happen to the Burmese schools under imminent threat of closure by Thai Education Authorities? Will Hle Bee get more funding from its funder?
And the big question... when will democracy come to Burma so the heart desire of most of our friends can be realised... when can they go home to the Burma they love?
It's been another awesome year on the Thai-Burma border with our dear friends, who are like family now. One highlight has been watching 5 other Scottish teachers working here in Burmese schools/migrant learning centres with hopes that this can grow even more.
However, the dark side is that the struggle to make a living for many of our friends is probably getting harder. What will happen to the Burmese living in Thailand in coming months as the Thai government change regulations on work permits, why are they doing this, what's their agenda? What will happen to the Burmese schools under imminent threat of closure by Thai Education Authorities? Will Hle Bee get more funding from its funder?
And the big question... when will democracy come to Burma so the heart desire of most of our friends can be realised... when can they go home to the Burma they love?
Feeling sad..............
1 comment:
The news about the learning centres being threatened is bad news indeed. When we were there the dedication to the children was obvious and the school deserves some stabilty. Hopefully Hle Bee will survive. Thanks again for keeping us all updated.
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