Mr Preeca Siri village leader, with our Thai host Tuenjai Deetes, and his two daughters Dao-Jai Siri and Tuenjai Siri.
17 February 2007
Mr Preeca Siri and daughters 3:37PM
Mr Preeca Siri village leader, with our Thai host Tuenjai Deetes, and his two daughters Dao-Jai Siri and Tuenjai Siri.
Lunch at Huay Hin Lard Nai 2:17PM
Lunch at Huay Hin Lard Nai village, Chiang Rai District, northern Thailand.
16 February 2007
E-mail from Emma to Gavin 11:35AM (Thailand)
Ciao, I am so happy!! The scuola in Milano has so so many nice people and since they have never had an exchange student before everyone wanted to talk to us the people in c10 are so lovely I've really gotten on with a girl called Gaia she is bella :) and the boys are nice they all want to know about us and so we have made friends easy but I wish we could stay here! but it will be good in Lugano I know that..... I have understood more Italian so thats good!!!!!!
Earlier this evening we helped Barbara at her english class again and it is funny listening to adults trying to speak english... but it is good so we have made more friends i am enjoying myself so much and it helps when people are lovely so i dont feel home sick.
Lenas haircut is short!!!!! but a good change for her I would imagine.... sounds like you are tired but keep your head up dad you are doing a great thing! xxxx give all my love to ali lena and mum and love you daddy lol bye xxxxxxxxxxxxxx i think thats all to say??????
Back in Bangkok briefly 11:32AM
We've had a challenging first 4 days in Thailand and the family are still adjusting, but we're hoping to get some thoughts from everyone here soon.
We're briefly in Bangkok again after a busy few days. We travelled south to Chumphon, 6 hours by train, on Monday morning and then back to Bangkok, a 7 hour train ride, yesterday afternoon. In between we visited the organic forest farm that I briefly talked about before, and spent time at Chumphon Cabana talking to Khun Varasorn about his work and vision, interviewing him, filming, and visiting a local organic rice farmer.
As an aside the term Khun is used when you are referring to people in a respectful way.
At Chumphon Cabana resort they "walk the talk", by developing a positive working and learning environment for their staff and farmers who come there for workshops. It is also their hope that tourists who come to visit will gain from this. Their educational approach is truly hands on with a Play and Learn (PLEARN) garden and facilities for educating farmers. Their work with the whole community is so successful that Khun Varasorn is often busy travelling to other parts of Thailand to share their story.
When we talked about climate change I was informed that there is little information available at a grassroots level in Thailand. There is clearly a need for this to happen and for connections to be made between climate change and the good things that are happening on the ground.
In our short time at Chumphon Cabana I learnt about actions that are happening that in a science or policy context we would categorise as adaptation and mitigation responses. As I've already said, they are already acting for a sustainable future.
Making the climate change connection, which I have done in a small way with Khun Varasorn, will further strengthen such positive initiatives.
We're briefly in Bangkok again after a busy few days. We travelled south to Chumphon, 6 hours by train, on Monday morning and then back to Bangkok, a 7 hour train ride, yesterday afternoon. In between we visited the organic forest farm that I briefly talked about before, and spent time at Chumphon Cabana talking to Khun Varasorn about his work and vision, interviewing him, filming, and visiting a local organic rice farmer.
As an aside the term Khun is used when you are referring to people in a respectful way.
1:13PM Varasorn and Gavin Wednesday the 14 February 2007
I can't say enough about Khun Varasorn and his work. His working philosophy is "our loss is our gain". For the last ten years he has worked together with local farmers towards developing a truly sustainable future for Chumphon Province.At Chumphon Cabana resort they "walk the talk", by developing a positive working and learning environment for their staff and farmers who come there for workshops. It is also their hope that tourists who come to visit will gain from this. Their educational approach is truly hands on with a Play and Learn (PLEARN) garden and facilities for educating farmers. Their work with the whole community is so successful that Khun Varasorn is often busy travelling to other parts of Thailand to share their story.
When we talked about climate change I was informed that there is little information available at a grassroots level in Thailand. There is clearly a need for this to happen and for connections to be made between climate change and the good things that are happening on the ground.
In our short time at Chumphon Cabana I learnt about actions that are happening that in a science or policy context we would categorise as adaptation and mitigation responses. As I've already said, they are already acting for a sustainable future.
Making the climate change connection, which I have done in a small way with Khun Varasorn, will further strengthen such positive initiatives.
15 February 2007
Old yellow rice variety 9:41AM
Old yellow rice variety (210 years old) that has been revived for local farmers to grow organically. By growing organically they can add value to their crop and stay as rice farmers rather than convert their land to palm oil plantations, which are very widespread. In this way the farmers are in control of their lives and livelihoods.
14 February 2007
Chumphon Cabana 5:06 PM local time
We are now at Chumphon Cabana resort. What an amazing place and we are being so well looked after by our host Khun Varasorn. We nearly didn't make it, caught in Bangkok traffic and arriving barely a minute or so before the train left. We then had a 6 hour train journey to Chumphon and then were taken straight to a village to see a diverse tree cropping organic farm. We were straight into filming on the fly and made plenty of mistakes, but hopefully got some good information.
4:06 PM Tuesday the 13th of February 2007
There is a fascinating case study of community development and resilience here, with interaction between Chumphon Cabana, local farmers and others aimed at creating a truly sustainable future that cares for both land and people.
4:06 PM Tuesday the 13th of February 2007
There is a fascinating case study of community development and resilience here, with interaction between Chumphon Cabana, local farmers and others aimed at creating a truly sustainable future that cares for both land and people.
12 February 2007
Bangkok
We safely arrived in Bangkok last night and were brought to the peaceful haven of the Phranakorn Nornlen Hotel (www.phranakorn-nornlen.com) where we are being very well looked after. The owner, Vasiraran Mahakayi (Rose), and her husband are very dedicated to the environment and have established a foundation (see www.rabbitinthemoon.org) as part of this comittment.
We spent today visiting the Grand Palace, the reclining buddha, visiting part of China town and a few other sights. We did some filming along the way.
Tomorrow morning we're on the train to Chumphon Cabana.
We spent today visiting the Grand Palace, the reclining buddha, visiting part of China town and a few other sights. We did some filming along the way.
Tomorrow morning we're on the train to Chumphon Cabana.
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