Life in Mae La - Presentation

PRESENTATION: Introduction to the video blog Hi, for all those who don't know me my name is Guillem Ferrer and since December 19 I'm living in the Mae La refugee camp on the border between Thailand and Myanmar (also known as Burma) where more than 40.000 people live running away from the Myanmar's civil war that started in 1948 when they became independent from the British Empire and a military government took over power. Today is wednesday and the shirt I'm wearing is the traditional Karen, which out of the Burma's 8 majority ethnics is the largest and on wednesdays every Karen wears it (Goodmorning in Karen language) The next months I'll be uploading to this YouTube channel several videos to show which feelings, thoughts and how is the life in a refugee camp. I'll also give ideas of how from home you can, very easily, help this people because it's estimated that the anual food cost for a refugee is 125$. It's not a lot of money, and all together we can make a small act for us but that will mean a lot for this refugees that needed so much and deserve it because are the most kind and friendly people that I've ever met. If you have any question or doubt don't hesitate to leave a comment below the video In Thailand there are 7 refugee camps where more than 100.000 people live. The biggest one is Mae La with more than 46.000 refugees.