The story of Ms. Thiy.

The Moon Cafe in Ayutthaya was the hang out place of choice for off duty volunteer teachers. Working at the Moon was Thiy, in her 20s and maybe the manager. She opened the cafe every morning at 9:00am and closed at midnight, later if there were customers still hanging out. She does this seven days a week with never a day off. When she heard I was going to the beach she said she's always dreamed of the seeing the beach. She grew up in Isan, the poor northeast section of Thailand and moved to Ayutthaya looking for work. Besides her working hours her pay astounded me. She makes 5000B a month which translates to approximately $140. or less than $5. a day,