by Kayla Hughes | Oct 30, 2020 | Adopt an Elder, Health and Wellness, Thailand, Uncategorized
Elders in rural vllages live in conditions that you would not commonly see in western cultures. Not to say one is right and one is wrong, but they are both indeed vastly different from each other. When I close my eyes and think of my grandma, I envision her in her...
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 | Jul 3, 2019 | Build Safer Homes, From the Field, Health and Wellness, Safer Homes, Thailand, Uncategorized
Curious about what daily life like is like for Nuan and her family, we asked if it would be ok if we stopped by one morning to experience their before school routine with them. Nuan readily agreed, and we found outselves on this rainy monsoon morning out in Nong...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 14, 2018 | Education, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat have been sending volunteers to Kamplaphanatawee School for about 10 years now. We personally know the the director, Kittichai, and we have seen him turn down director positions at larger schools with higher salaries because of...
