by Kayla Hughes | Apr 24, 2020 | Culture and Community, Guatemala, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Thank you for all that you have done! We hope you know that you are remembered, appreciated, and loved by the Mundo team, partners, and locals you lived, worked, and experienced life with in both Thailand and...
by Kayla Hughes | Jan 16, 2020 | Culture and Community, Education, Environment, Environmental, Guatemala, Uncategorized
In 2018, Mundo Exchange collaborated with doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation to raise money for ACEFOMI to purchase land for CEMIK. ACEFOMI would use that land to build a new community learning center as well as demonstrative garden. With the money raised, we were able...
by Kayla Hughes | Dec 13, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Culture and Community, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
A couple of days ago, our favorite (and I must say, healthiest) Thai grandma turned 107 years old! Don’t believe it? Check out that government issued ID proof there on the right. Impressed? So are we. If you want to learn a little bit more about the colorful...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 20, 2019 | Culture and Community, Education, Guatemala, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
Nestled right in there with Black Friday, Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years is #GivingTuesday, a reminder that life isn’t all about “me, me, me”. This global movement takes a step back from the frenzied consumerism and reminds us to transform how...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 12, 2019 | Adventures, Culture and Community, Environment, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Loy Krathong Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights or Lantern Festival, is one of Thailand’s largest festivals! Loy means “to float” in Thai language, and krathong has no direct translation but refers to a small lotus shaped floating raft....
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 29, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Culture and Community, From the Field, Health and Wellness, Thailand, Uncategorized
Yaai “Charlie”, usually referred to and simply known as “yaai”, is an independent and unstroppable centenarian powerhouse living in rural Isan, Thailand. We have been coming to see her for years now, and she normally lives with her son and...
