In Thailand there is no conscription for women, but they are allowed to join the army. During upper secondary school girls can choose an extra subject aimed at soldiering to see whether they like it. One of the older girls wanted to do this and recently she has had several training sessions. She learned how to shoot and build a campfire. She was quite nervous beforehand, but she enjoyed it immensely.
Fenmai* is 21 years old and she is training to be a teacher. This year she had to do an internship. She had to teach,
New Year’s Eve is something the girls really look forward to. To the delicious food, Mukata or Thai barbecue, the games, the dancing, the karaoke
At the end of October all the children were free and the weather was wonderful. After breakfast everybody got in the car for a one-and-a-half-hour
