Last Thursday Linda and
I arrived in Lopburi for a Health camp for high school kids. Several volunteers brought 3 or 4 students
from their villages and another 5 volunteers put on the camp. Linda and I went to share our stories of
recovery from alcoholism in the unit on drugs and alcohol. The other sessions dealt with gender
identity, gender roles, and HIV and STDs.
The first day in our
class, the students answered a variety of questions about drinking and using
drugs, and a game of guessing some of the terms about consequences from
drinking and drugging. The second day 5
students had to carry 3 ladles of water from one container to another. Each student was spun around several times,
increasing from the first to the fifth student. The 5th
was spun 20 times to demonstrate what it is like to try to function drunk. Then Linda and I both spoke for about 10
minutes each about our alcoholism and Lek translated into Thai. It was good education and the activities were
fun and interactive. People seemed to
appreciate our willingness to be honest and we both developed a crush on Lek.
The seated student had to guess the word from clues his team gave
One of 7 questions the groups answered
Learning to use condoms
The 5th one spun around 20 times
Camp T-shirt
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