culture Centre Archive

  • Reflections on a Thai Isan Child

Mara’s Volunteer Story
One of the first friends I made in Isaan was a lovely child, she was very shy, eleven years old, and was in grade 6 in a very poor Thai school. She was very affectionate towards me when I first arrived as a volunteer at the small rural [...]

    Global Social Problems: Rape, Neglect and Abandonment

    Reflections on a Thai Isan Child Mara’s Volunteer Story One of the first friends I made in Isaan was a lovely child, she was very shy, eleven years old, and was in grade 6 in a very poor Thai school. She was very affectionate towards me when I first arrived as a volunteer at the small rural [...]

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  • Mundo Exchange volunteer Annie with host sister
When I volunteered in Thailand I was able to experience the wonderful life with my home stay family.  Every day I would wake up and get ready for school, and the mother of the house would say, “Good morning!” – one of the few English phrases she learned during [...]

    Annie Thai Volunteer Loving Home Stay Family

    Mundo Exchange volunteer Annie with host sister When I volunteered in Thailand I was able to experience the wonderful life with my home stay family.  Every day I would wake up and get ready for school, and the mother of the house would say, “Good morning!” – one of the few English phrases she learned during [...]

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Volunteer Sandra learns some Buddhist ways.


Mundo Exchange volunteer, Sandra , from Australia returned to help us once again with our Thai Buddhist projects in Isan, Thailand. Sandra brought with her the joy of helping Thai people. She went to a forest wat and helped the monks learn a bit more English. Sandra finds this particular Buddhist temple a wonderful [...]

    Aussie Volunteer Sandra, Returns to Support Thailand

    Volunteer Sandra learns some Buddhist ways. Mundo Exchange volunteer, Sandra , from Australia returned to help us once again with our Thai Buddhist projects in Isan, Thailand. Sandra brought with her the joy of helping Thai people. She went to a forest wat and helped the monks learn a bit more English. Sandra finds this particular Buddhist temple a wonderful [...]

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  • Intern Haddie helped with our cross cultural global exchange projects, particularly with the cultural centre in Isaan Thailand.

    Volunteer Intern Haddie Lyons

    Intern Haddie helped with our cross cultural global exchange projects, particularly with the cultural centre in Isaan Thailand.

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Nalinrat, Haddie and Takaya visited temple
Haddie has helped greatly at the wat, at the small school, creating cross cultural activities and structures that will help the people of Isaan eventually learn English, computers, and about the similarities and differences between cultures. She is fantastic with a smile, laugh, easy way of getting along with others [...]

    Update on Volunteers

    Nalinrat, Haddie and Takaya visited temple Haddie has helped greatly at the wat, at the small school, creating cross cultural activities and structures that will help the people of Isaan eventually learn English, computers, and about the similarities and differences between cultures. She is fantastic with a smile, laugh, easy way of getting along with others [...]

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