Archive | August, 2010

Pimp My Wheelchair

27 August 2010

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Pimp My Wheelchair

Thanks for your responses to Hospital Woes about my girls that have been in the hospital. I’ve still been visiting with Usna and she’s coming along in her recovery. But some of the challenges those with limited mobility must overcame daily have been on my mind lately. So today’s update is just to share this [...]

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Microfinance Helping Women in Bangkok Step Ahead of Poverty

19 August 2010

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Microfinance Helping Women in Bangkok Step Ahead of Poverty

This week I’m happy to share a guest post from Marisa Deyoung, who volunteers for Step Ahead, an organization mentoring micro-entrepreneurs in Bangkok’s largest slum community, Klong Toey. Serving with Step Ahead in Thailand and previously in Northeast India has helped put a face and family to poverty for me. These experiences have also helped [...]

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Hospital Woes

13 August 2010

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Hospital Woes

I’ve made more trips to the hospital this past month, than I have in three years of living in Thailand. As a stern reminder of what it’s like to live in poorer Bangkok communities, two of my students have been the victims of motorcycle accidents because of reckless driving. The first of the accidents happened [...]

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