Hi+parents+and+friends!!

Hi everyone on the Thailand wiki! This is the year 9 team here, so some of the details will be a bit different to what the year 10's have been doing. Everyone is well and at the moment enjoying a well deserved day of rest in Bangkok. We arrived after a 9 hour bus ride last night from the orphanage. The orphanage was an experience like no other. It is something that everyone will keep with them forever. We all helped plaster and paint a large (ish!) toilet and shower block, along with Jim and a few volunteers. All the plaster and paint had to be made from natural local materials, so we had to learn how to make it and we also had to collect all the materials. We all slept in an open bamboo hut under mosquito nets, which for some people was an experience in itself! The kids were amazing- they quickly attached themselves to us, Calumn and Dylan were definetely the favourites! Tomorrow we start out on our acclimatisation trek, so when we next find a computer we will hopefully be able to post another message. We all hope everyone is well at home and not missing us too much! Love to all, The year 9 team