Isan Archive

  • Thoughts of Sala Kaew Ku Nong Khai Thailand

    Thoughts of Sala Kaew Ku Nong Khai Thailand

    Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat take volunteers and friends to visit many places of interest. We go to homes of elder Thais, visit and learn at Buddhist wats or temples and farming projects and experience other Thai ways throughout Isaan. One particular attraction is the...

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  • Aussie Volunteer, Sandra Schultz, Returns to Support Thailand

    Aussie Volunteer, Sandra Schultz, Returns to Support Thailand

    Mundo Exchange volunteer, Sandra Schultz, 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...

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  • Sophie Fry: The Compassionate Volunteer

    Sophie Fry: The Compassionate Volunteer

    Thai Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat team was very fortunate to volunteer at the Thai orphanage with Sophie Fry. For 2 years we had heard so many great words about Sophie from her sister, Amy. They were all true. When we first met Sophie, it was immediately recognized that...

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  • The life and times of Vanida: Part 1

    The life and times of Vanida: Part 1

    Vanida’s Story In her seventy-eight years, Vanida has lived enough for several lifetimes. She was born in Beung Kan, Nong Kai Province, to a family that blended French, Laotian, and Thai cultural traditions. Most of Vanida’s life has focused on her love of handicrafts and...

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  • Volunteer Intern Haddie Lyons

    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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  • Yam Yosothon 2

    Yam Yosothon 2

    I had the pleasure of going out with some friends to see a Thai movie in a cinema theatre last evening and thought I’d share my thoughts about the experience. This particular cinema was hundreds of miles away from Nang Khai in both location and...

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  • Farang Wedding in Isaan

    Farang Wedding in Isaan

    Our friend Scott who comes to help us, he really likes Isan culture. And he decided to get married in Isaan local style with his girlfriend, Effie, in Bueng Khan, Nongkhai. So we arranged the wedding for him. We invited some old people and friends...

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  • Volunteering in Thailand

    Volunteering in Thailand

    MundoExchange in Thailand Currently, MundoExchange teams with Laekplian Lokgatat members to work on projects including teaching in public schools, working in local temples, developing community outreach projects, setting up community funds and preparedness for natural or man-made disaster, environmental awareness projects, and many more. Through...

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  • Mundo Exchange – Doing charitable work in Thailand, Guatamala and the Dominican Republic

    Mundo Exchange – Doing charitable work in Thailand, Guatamala and the Dominican Republic

    Mundo Exchange Is back on track with a swinging new website. Here is Nolinrat & Dalyn to give you a brief update on what we’re up to. As you can see we are still having sanuk and working mahk mahk up in Issan getting our...

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