Teacher on a raft

On a small remote raft in Mae Ping Lake in Lamphun’s Li district stands a school run by a teacher whose life inspired GTH’s now-showing romance film Kid Teung Wittaya (Teacher’s Diary). Samart Suta, a 33-year-old graduate in sports science, gave up the comfort and convenience of the city to teach the children of poor fishermen living in raft houses in the outer areas of Kaeng Ko reservoir. Mr Samart tells why he chose to teach at the once-abandoned school, a 7-hour ride from his home. Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong.