Inspired by friends who had participated before, she thought it was the best way to celebrate its 30 e birthday. And despite a minor panic attack after the trip of $ 3,400 was paid in full and there would be no turning back, she said she soon as she landed in Thailand knew everything would OK.
anything that has ever built before (or the person you wish to call if you need help hanging a picture) of March 2013, she began to help a family to build a new house. For two consecutive weeks, Deanna and a team of twelve Canadians to build a house from the ground without using power tools.
"In 40 degrees Celsius, the wet and everything is done by hand, the physical part of the construction of the house was difficult," she said. And the anxiety of being away from home did not last, because there was work to do.
There were some major differences between life in Calgary and experience in Thailand. Getting started: get used to using a bathroom that was just a hole in the ground and cooking such as soup ant eggs. But there were also some surprising similarities she did not wait as see the McDonald's restaurant in the middle of a bygone instead. "We were in the old part of the city, with the old architecture, but you could see McDonalds, he felt like a clash of cultures."
She learned hardworking, friendly and appreciative of the Thai people . She is also blown by how helpful and welcoming, they were - (. Without being asked). how neighbors would stop by daily to help but could she has never been afraid Even during the exploration in Thailand, she felt safe she got to experience new years in Thailand. - which was a huge water fight
It was an empowering journey for Deanna and she learned some life lessons during her volunteer adventure :.
she learned to be grateful for all that she has. The people who helped had very little, but they lived well and were happy. she also spoke of a member of the team that inspired the rest of them with his work. Despite having only one arm, he did the same amount of work that everyone -. Never once failed
She learned to be independent and to appreciate another culture. Another advantage, she beamed about was that every day after a hard day's work, they would go for one minute massage to foot $ 2 30.
And although it was some years since his adventure, it remains in contact with Canadian team habitat through social media.
This adventure was a huge accomplishment for Deanna and it made a real difference to people she barely knew. The physical building is adequate, but it was the emotional side to travel so far from home.
At the end of his adventure, after a ceremony where the family gave each team member a Habitat "good luck" bracelet, they let lanterns and celebrated with a water fight.
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