by Kayla Hughes | Dec 10, 2018 | Culture and Community, Education, From the Field, Guatemala, Spotlights, Uncategorized
Mateo Caba says his hometown of Chajul does not have a single attorney, which allows outside interests to trample people’s rights. He cites the example of a hydroelectric project that is under construction not far from the town. Although Chajul desperately needs an...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 15, 2018 | News and Updates, Uncategorized
We are about halfway through November, and that means Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! With Thanksgiving, Christmas, Black Friday and Cyber Monday fueled by how much you can get, it’s the perfect time of year to see what you can give...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 3, 2018 | Culture and Community, Thailand, Uncategorized
)(I know Halloween just ended, but here in Thailand ghosts and spirits are not confined to a single night of roaming and haunting, they are out spooking year round! Are you afraid of the dark? You might be after reading about the top five spine chilling spirits from...
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 26, 2018 | Adventures, Culture and Community, Environment, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Fire from Water? Every year, on October’s full moon night, a natural mystery unfolds from the depths of the Mekong River. October full moon marks the end of Buddhist Lent, and on this night small balls of fire shoot up from the Mekong River. The heart of these...
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 15, 2018 | Culture and Community, Education, Guatemala, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
There has been a lot of negative hype floating around lately about volunteering abroad, or voluntourism. It really is a shame that, with any good-intentioned system in place, there is always going to be someone waiting to exploit it. There are many organizations that...
