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  • In March the first cooperative efforts between Catlin Gable and Oregon Episcopal High School students began.  Thirteen students traveled with our previous group of four adults to Chajul to spend a week collaborating with Mundo Exchange, ACEFOMI and Limitless Horizons.  The students were amazing ambassadors, quickly entering in to numerous projects with local Chajulenses.  Please [...]

    Catlin Gable and Oregon Episcopal High School Student Volunteers In Chajul

    In March the first cooperative efforts between Catlin Gable and Oregon Episcopal High School students began.  Thirteen students traveled with our previous group of four adults to Chajul to spend a week collaborating with Mundo Exchange, ACEFOMI and Limitless Horizons.  The students were amazing ambassadors, quickly entering in to numerous projects with local Chajulenses.  Please [...]

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  • I spent two weeks of the month of January (a typically cold and uneventful time to be in Texas) volunteering with Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat. As I write this now, I am already back home in Austin, dealing with freezing temperatures and plain gray days. Perhaps it’s mostly the weather, but it surely does [...]

    Candace: Volunteering for Thai Children

    I spent two weeks of the month of January (a typically cold and uneventful time to be in Texas) volunteering with Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat. As I write this now, I am already back home in Austin, dealing with freezing temperatures and plain gray days. Perhaps it’s mostly the weather, but it surely does [...]

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  • MONKEY BOY, MY THAI STUDENT FRIEND
VOLUNTEER STORY
This Thai student is 10 years old. Everyday after volunteering at school we would drive him out to the rice fields, where he works to help support his Thai family. Because of the amount of hard physical work my young Thai friend must do on a daily basis, he [...]

    Volunteer Kindness brings change

    MONKEY BOY, MY THAI STUDENT FRIEND VOLUNTEER STORY This Thai student is 10 years old. Everyday after volunteering at school we would drive him out to the rice fields, where he works to help support his Thai family. Because of the amount of hard physical work my young Thai friend must do on a daily basis, he [...]

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  • 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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  • Building Possibilities through Educational Financial Assistance and Non-Profit Partnerships
In honor of Jennifer Talbot, Mundo’s initial supporter and advisor and to those survivors and victims of the Guatemalan Massacres
On Mundo Exchange’s recent service learning trip to Guatemala our six international volunteers were constantly made aware of one of the many challenges many rural Guatemalans are currently [...]

    Guatemala: Giving Volunteers and Student Nursing Project

    Building Possibilities through Educational Financial Assistance and Non-Profit Partnerships In honor of Jennifer Talbot, Mundo’s initial supporter and advisor and to those survivors and victims of the Guatemalan Massacres On Mundo Exchange’s recent service learning trip to Guatemala our six international volunteers were constantly made aware of one of the many challenges many rural Guatemalans are currently [...]

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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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Mundo Exchange volunteers and interns are helping Thailand’s, Laekplian Lokgatat Association with environmental and community development aid projects. We began planning educational seminars for students of all ages that would be held at our Cultural and Learning Centre in Isan, Thailand. Mundo interns and volunteers had previously completed successful Culture Club [...]

    Eco Projects with Mundo Exchange and Lokgatat’s Interns and Volunteers

    Eco club_English class Eco club_mud house Mundo Exchange volunteers and interns are helping Thailand’s, Laekplian Lokgatat Association with environmental and community development aid projects. We began planning educational seminars for students of all ages that would be held at our Cultural and Learning Centre in Isan, Thailand. Mundo interns and volunteers had previously completed successful Culture Club [...]

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  • Sophie shares her experience and gifts with Thai children

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 we had [...]

    Sophie Fry: The Compassionate Volunteer

    Sophie shares her experience and gifts with Thai children 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 we had [...]

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  • Lokgatat Mundo Stefan at Yoon's house
Stefan Amberger joined Mundo Exchange and the Thai association Laekplian Lokgatat as a volunteer in Thailand during July 2010. After completing his latest year of Austrian university studies in mathematics he jumped a plane and headed for Thailand to volunteer. During his orientation he visited sites in and around Isan, [...]

    Thai Village Life with Mundo Exchange Volunteer Stefan

    Lokgatat Mundo Stefan at Yoon's house Stefan Amberger joined Mundo Exchange and the Thai association Laekplian Lokgatat as a volunteer in Thailand during July 2010. After completing his latest year of Austrian university studies in mathematics he jumped a plane and headed for Thailand to volunteer. During his orientation he visited sites in and around Isan, [...]

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  • Summer camp at the orphanage
by Amy Fry and Nadeem “Sid” Siddiqui, volunteers in Nongkhai, Thailand

We decided to volunteer about half way through our round the world trip. Well, actually I decided and Sid needed a bit of persuasion, but I knew he would love it so I persisted!
Nong Khai is a lovely town and the [...]

    Amy + Sid 2008

    Summer camp at the orphanage by Amy Fry and Nadeem “Sid” Siddiqui, volunteers in Nongkhai, Thailand We decided to volunteer about half way through our round the world trip. Well, actually I decided and Sid needed a bit of persuasion, but I knew he would love it so I persisted! Nong Khai is a lovely town and the [...]

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