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Thai Community Service

2009-10-24, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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One of the components of "Adventure Week" is community service. Our group visited a Lahu village for two days to help build a kitchen counter, build a new toilet, paint a building, and play with the children. The Lahu hill tribe is one of the ethnic minority groups in Thailand. They are the second poorest ethnic minorities in Thailand. It took about an hour to get from our camp to the village. We rode in the back of trucks on a very bumpy and muddy road. Enjoy the pics.


Picture of Riding in the back of a truck.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of The countryside.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Hold on tight; it's a bumpy ride.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Riding through water.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of A spider encounter.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Classroom.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Classroom.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Lahu children in a tree.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Lahu children swinging.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of A view from the village.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Playing together.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Young Lahu children.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Students painting.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Playing in the sand.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of The date on the toilet is October 20, 2552 (Buddhist Calendar). Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of A short rain storm.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of 'Scarecrows' in the fields.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Growing passion fruit.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of A rough ride.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Still holding on.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of The kitchen.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of The toilet.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of Mixing cement.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of The toilet is almost finished.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.
Picture of The finished kitchen counter.. Taken 2009-10-24 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by traveler Sbennetj3.

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