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Top Picks for Volunteering in Bangkok

4 March 2010

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Top Picks for Volunteering in Bangkok

Last Saturday our new location really jumped off to a great start. When we get settled in a little more you can expect a more detailed update from Chris. This week I want to tell you about Kirsty (aka Nerdy Nomad) whose hard work to produce an International Volunteering Ebook is in the final stretch. [...]

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From the Crossroads of Change

27 February 2010

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From the Crossroads of Change

Tomorrow begins the expansion of the Sanuk My Saturday volunteering project into the Yommarat community. I’m excited, but we have a lot of work ahead of us. Looking for funding to sustain this project has forced me to articulate some of the goals I have. Today I want to share them with you, because you’re [...]

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Volunteers, Urban Gardens, the Homeless & Other Sky High Goals for 2010

12 January 2010

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Volunteers, Urban Gardens, the Homeless & Other Sky High Goals for 2010

“Don’t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.” -Paul Hawken Contemplating what’s been accomplished is difficult to do without being honest about what’s still to be done. Some of last year’s challenges are [...]

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10 Crazy Ways I Changed the World in 2009

24 December 2009

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10 Crazy Ways I Changed the World in 2009

I had fun thinking about all the things the great things that happened this year. I also have been wanting to write this to say it’s easier to make a difference than you think. None of these ideas are particularly original or impossible for you to do. I have big hopes for more In Search [...]

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I Own Bangkok

27 September 2009

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I Own Bangkok

I own Bangkok. I own Bangkok. Keep repeating that, replacing Bangkok with the community you live in. I own [ _____ ]. I’ve renewed my perspective on ownership after hanging out at and visiting so many orphanages. Do you know what little you can claim as your own when you have thirty brothers and sisters? You better believe that [...]

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BIG Thanks

16 September 2009

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BIG Thanks

I’ve been consumed the last few weeks with hosting the Bangkok Twestival celebration (see Twestival, Fusing Social Media With Global Change for more on this event). Feels great to raise money for charity in conjuction with so many other cities around the world, but YES–it was exhausting. Here’s a special thank you from Baan Dada orphanage [...]

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Twinkle, Twinkle

8 August 2009

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Twinkle, Twinkle

I have been writing a lot lately and if you’re not a member of our facebook group you may not know about all of the activities we’ve been putting together. So I uploaded some pictures my volunteers took on our recent weekend at the Chonburi Children’s Center. Thank you to all the volunteers who planned, [...]

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