Rice Grains

Today I went to The Well, where I spent the first half of my time at Center 2, the jewelry-making center. Earlier I had met a girl there who befriended me and gave me her picture. So I wanted to visit her today; on my way up to the third floor to see her, another girl asked if she could visit with me on my way out. They are such sweet gals.

3rd floor team

1st floor team

Jewelry samples (2 of many kinds)

The first floor of this center also has tiny hair salon as well as traditional Thai massage services. Hmmmm, I think I'll go there next time I get a massage!

From Center 2, I walked to Center 1, the card-making house. I discovered two little furry additions to the "family" there.:) One of my young friends was quite willing to hold them for a picture.

And here is a sample of the many Christmas cards made at this center.

On my way out to go to Thai language lessons, I couldn't resist taking a picture of the youngest resident and her furry friend at Center 1.

Before going on to the rest of my day, I want to attach a link that a friend of mine sent me from You Tube. It is a song regarding human trafficking in Asia. It is possible you won't appreciate the musical style, but the lyrics and images have a real message. http://youtube.com/watch?v=qqyLRpGgxRs

The rest of my day was very light-hearted, especially compared to the above video. I went to Thai language lessons and then met my Thai friends, Tawan and Payao, along with Anita (who lives with Tawan) at Pizza Hut. The picture below is blurry; that's the hazard of having a server take the picture.:)

Now it is almost midnight and I must get to bed! Tomorrow afternoon I go to The Shelter (a drug rehab center for guys) for my first experience there teaching them English. I'm both nervous and excited. More later....