The Binkle Blog

  Marcia making a point at the Pwo Hostel in Mae Sariang By the time we moved to Mae Sariang in August of 1984, a student hostel building had already been built and a group of students had already started attending classes at the nearby government school. Plans though, were in place for much more. Sten-Goran and Marianne Liljestrom were Swedish speakers from Finland that had already been in Mae Sariang working with the BUS for several years before we arrived. Their role was to work at putting the local Pwo language in writing and to develop literacy materials. At the same time, particularly Marianne had also been involved in starting up the hostel and scholarship program. Edy, Kle Kang and Johann Facchini handing out gifts for these boys at the end of the school year. March 1985 Eva Quist was serving as a Swedish volunteer, also with the BUS. Her main role was to work with the Pwo Hostel and Scholarship program. In addition, our former Chiang Mai neighbor, Johann Facchini would...