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America in my dream 1965 Follow your dream makes life obey you.
Sanguan Chantalay IFYE Exchangee 1965 Created: October 6, 1998 Sanguan's 1998
1953 Back to the year 1965 ... For Better Understanding and World Peace. Peace is not an easy goal to achieve, however, the nations of the world must first learn to work together for mutual benefits, they must learn to share the world's wealth and work for the day when all of the world's people will enjoy healthier, happier lives. The IFYE exchangees do: The long working day on the farm gained different experiences to him. Dairy farm was the most hard work but systemic. The farm family life was much different from the urban life. Do not ask your friends to visit you until your family agree to do so. You would get paid if you work. He met only a few Thai students in 1965. Traveling alone by Greyhound bus from Kansas to California. He observed the sign over the bus's driver seat: "Seating aboard this vehicle is without regard to race, color, creed or nation." Share ideas with others. Do not pass souvenirs while talking. Thank those who made the trip possible. Keep within time limit. Leave time for questions. American people like the people who: Asking questions and talk about your country. Youth has dignity and ability. Farm youth should have the same status and opportunity as city youth. American family members, all work no labor. They 're working hard. very informal. Young peoples seek the job they like, not the high salary. World Challenges: 1.
peace American people would talk about weather and work. 85% of youth live in the city. 15% live on the farm. Thirty-three years later, in the year of 1999; I still communicate to the Martins - Richard Martin who still be at Walton, Indiana. I wish to go back to visit the U.S. some time but it seems not easy to do so. Sanguan Chantalay As the year 2000 is coming, the world is so small today as I quoted before. Friends and classmates where we were in the high school and at Maejo College rarely to meet. Instead of the old friends, I met many youngsters who joined the training camp at my farm. Many new friends from the various non government agencies who work for nature become friends and co-workers to save the nature. I enjoy working with them. S. Chantalay The Farm Youth in Thailand Today. The farm youth in Thailand has changed in many aspects due to the infrastructures of the community. The farm land is reduced because of the new settlements moved in. The farm youngsters move in to the city for a job. The 4-H in school project is not quite active and many schools quited the 4-H project. The out of school 4-H projects continue in many provinces. The young farmer project, age of up to 25 years old is active in many provinces. I do not see much 4-H activity in town and in the rural area as I visited many villages. Therefore, the emblem and symbol of the 4-H Club in rural area of Thailand is rarely to be seen or displayed in the community center. Instead of the 4-H Club work we see more activity of Farmer Association, and Women Farmer Association. The preserved and canned food program is the most active product from the farm now. The local administrative committee of each subdistrict would be very useful to extend the 4-H Club work. The member's project should be varied and beneficially to the family. The 4-H Club work can be extended through the local administrative committee instead of the 4-H extension agent from the distract or the province. I will report the progress on this page!! Sanguan
Why the 4-H Club work in Thai high schools faded out? At the beginning of our program in Thailand, the school 4-H activity was so practical. The teachers, as the local leaders were so active and the kids in school were enjoying with the 4-H activities. The educational philosophy and high level of administrative authority changed it caused a problem to run the 4-H Club work. It was not a duty of the teacher to be a volunteer leader. They participated in agricultural activity without the symbol of the 4-H. Many years later, only a few teachers anticipated in the 4-H in the school. The motto, Learn by doing still be talked between the school teachers and kids. The local volunteer leader need to be brighten up again! I am at the age of sixty years now, I do my own farm in the highlands where I and my family conduct a training camp for youngsters. The japanese apricot trees harvested in the previous March made by wife busy making preserved apricot and home made jam. We already had training camps for a number of forty-four camps since January 1973.We trained them on ecosystem, games and leadership. The are students from thejunior and senior high schools. There were 40 kids each camp.The nature trail in our farm is arranged for each camp and usually change thetrail for each camp.I enjoy life and work with other people.Save our wildlife and nature. Sanguan Chantalay: September 15, 2000
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IFYE 1965
Thirty-seven years beyond today, the thinking of those farm families are often reminded and will be forever.
1965 In Thailand at the Pangfan Nature Farm, Northern Thailand.
I was with the kids at my farm. Teaching them to be birdwatchers! The world is so small today that no culture can be different to the things that men are doing in another, whether it be wrestling with technology or confronting a problem of morality and philosophy.
Melanie Dixon, the reporter from BBC visited PNOC. The world is so small today that no cultue can be different
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