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 | Sep 1, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Education, Environment, From the Field, Guatemala, News and Updates, Uncategorized
In an earlier post we talked about how your donations are used in Thailand, but what about in Guatemala? While our programs in Thailand get more popularity due to the volunteers we take on, our Guatemala programs are almost exclusively funding based and donation...
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...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 15, 2019 | Environment, Environmental, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Monsoons are back and wet as ever.
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 5, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Build Safer Homes, Education, From the Field, News and Updates, Safer Homes, Thailand, Uncategorized
Volunteering is a fun, fully immersive way of giving back globally while learning from and engaging with other cultures, but donations are equally as important for Mundo Exchange! Your donations, both monetary and materially, act as the fuel that keeps our ongoing...
by Kayla Hughes | Jul 30, 2019 | Build Safer Homes, From the Field, Safer Homes, Thailand, Uncategorized
A window of sunshine… We were fortunate enough to be blessed (well, mixed blessings really) with a late start to the monsoon season this year. Starting our most recent #SafeHomes project on the cusp of rainy season created a race against the rains, and...
