On September 27, a group of hill tribe children who had
never seen the ocean before gathered excitedly in Pattaya to play on the
beach and splash in the waves, while many of their parents looked on with
equal pleasure and excitement.
The sea
water feels so good.
The visit was the result of a government-funded scheme
with the suppoert of Suwat Choksuwattanakul the governor of Nan province.
Tasanaphan Rapeetasanapong, Nan Hill Tribe Center officer said, the
children were from the Hmong and Mian hill tribes and were studying in
primary classes 1 to 5 of Ban Song Kwae School and Ban Namkong School in
Nan province.
Living in the mountains of north Thailand, the children
had no experience of the sea, and they had all been looking forward to this
day for a long time. During their visit they were also scheduled to tour
the aircraft carrier the HMS Chakri Naruebaet in Sattahip and also visit
the Under Water World in Jomtien.
Let’s
build sand castles.
It was a sight to behold as 43 excited children in their
exquisite tribal costumes alighted from the bus on beach road before
running off to frolic in the sea, sand and sun.
Five-year-old Jitima (Nong Muk) Leekasemsrap from Ban Namkong School
said she was enjoying her first visit to the beach very much and would tell
her friends at school what a beautiful place Pattaya is. She said she would
come back to Pattaya again as soon as she gets a chance.
Wait
until we show this picture to our friends in Nan, they’ll flip out.
Everyone
should help to keep our environment clean and safe.
