by Kayla Hughes | Feb 16, 2023 | Culture and Community, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Bai Sri Soo Kwan: A traditional Thai Ceremony Bai Sri Su Kwan is a welcoming ceremony in many villages and small towns in Isaan Thailand. Some of our Thai hosts participate in Bai Sii when they have someone important, like a volunteer, comes to visit or leave them,...
by Kayla Hughes | Feb 3, 2023 | Featured, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Vanida was still alive at the time of writing some years ago. She has since passed on but this past blog post is a great way to honor her memory and reflect on a life well lived. We miss Vanida and all the work she did to help others throughout her lifetime. Vanida...
by Kayla Hughes | Dec 1, 2022 | Culture and Community, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Some Culture Norms and Social Rules of Thailand, Do’s and Don’ts(What to do and not do as a traveler, guest, volunteer or tourist in Thailand) Every culture has their own perspective of what “good manners or cultural ways” entail. For Thais some of the acceptable...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 10, 2022 | Adventures, Culture and Community, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Mundo Volunteer visit to a Forest Wat in Bueng Kan, Thailand The following was written by Joan in 2011 after she volunteered one morning at a local wat to learn more about Buddhist culture and ways. I have always viewed wats and Buddhist monasteries as mystic places...
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 26, 2022 | Culture and Community, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer, Volunteer testimonial
The following is a firsthand account from Annie, one of our volunteers who joined us in 2010. She spent a month in the village with a local family while co-teaching alongside the Thai English teacher at one of the rural schools in the area. When I volunteered in...
