I LOVE HOMESTAY!!!!!

Tuesday 24 June 2008

A trip to Nakornsawan Province is focused on eco-tourism and cultural tourism. It was expected that students should participate in every activities during taking this trip.

07.00 a.m. we arrivesd from Bangkok to Nakornsawan Province by bus. On the way, I saw big fields. It lets me know job of people who live on the way was agriculture. When arrived to our destinatin, we had to get in there by walking. It was so hot, but we could walk through the green field.

When we arrived and check-in our homestay, we were welcomed by people who live in there with beautiful garlands and cool water. It is a traditional style that Thais use it for welcoming their guests.

After we drunk water and took a rest, Prof. Chanan took us to walk arounf homestay for learning about herb, vegetable, and fruit that is nearby the house. Then, we had a chance to try hunting and garthering in canal & garden. We tried to learn about the name of Thai vegetable and fruits such as papaya, kaffir lime tree, guaga tree, coconut ,etc.

These photos are we were fishing in the canal near the home stay.

04.00 p.m.

My some friends tried to practicing traditional massage. Maybe we cannot say practice, we just were the customer for traditional massage service. 555 Everyone like it and felt good in Thai traditional massage especially my korean friends.They said next time they would like to try on the massage again.

While my foreign friends tried on massage, my Thai friend and I were walking around the garden and talking about the environment there. My friend taught me how to do fish from plam leave. I told my UMAP friends about the meaning of hanging fish mobile in front of house. It refers to the house which there is son. We said we love and feel good with the UMAP Project. Big experience for us. Good to be here!!!!

Then we finished from massage, we had to learn preparing Thai Sweet. It is made of sticky rice, banana,  coconut milk, and black peanut. It was packed by banana leave. Grandma who is owner of home stay taught us how to prepare and pack it. 

  

Prof. Chanan told us maybe we would take the Thai sweet for offer monk tomorrow. Everyone thought "What's pity to the monks that they have to eat the food we do" 555+

          For our dinner was delicious because we were so tried all day. We were enjoyed eating and sharing feeling today about home stay. We got a lot of experience all day.

          After finished dinner, Prof Chanan told we have to separate in four groups for staying in several houses which is a local house in the village. There are Snowy, Nui, Chirstine, Min Hee, Vatty, and I stayed in the same house. When we slept, Chirstine tried to take our photo.

Here we are!!!

Wednesday 25 June 2008

We waked up early for preparing ourselves for offer food to the monks. When I walked out from the house, I had to be surprised because every house were preparing to offer the food for monks. I did not have seen as like this for a long time since I graduated from high school. 

It was great and let me know this is the real Thai traditional culture. I felt good to offer the food for monks in this morning. This is the way of Thai Buddhist. We got the blessing for the monk,too.

Next, we learned how to make noodle, Thai pancake, see Grandpa make tea & coffee for us, and the best thing which I felt good to do was how to do fish mobile with palm-leaves.

01.45 p.m. We went to Orchid Farm on the way back,too.

    Home stay lets me know more and understand on eco-tourism and cultural tourism. Normally I love to live in countryside; farm, garden, river, nice air. When I went there, it makes me love countryside more. I think if I have a chance, I will go to there again. Now I can do only remember the good things that I gain and obtain from there.

 I LOVE THERE, I LOVE HOME STAY!!!!!