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The Best Way to Go to Jail in Thailand
In the post about my top volunteering picks in Bangkok, I first mentioned visiting Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Center. Here are more details about how doing good may even lead you to go to jail in Thailand. The waiting room is full and tense. There is a mixture or people from all backgrounds, packed together in a [...]
Continue reading...Top Picks for Volunteering in Bangkok
4 March 2010
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. [...]
Continue reading...Helping Nu Nu Help the Kids
9 February 2010
This week, we’re featuring a special post by Chris Castellani. For a while now Chris has has a playing a big role in ISOS as the coordinator of the Sanuk My Saturday program. Expect to hear more from her and enjoy this week as she recounts her journey to the edge of a refugee camp [...]
Continue reading...Big Fish Saturday [Photo Blog]
5 February 2010
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Here are photos from a recent Sanuk My Saturday where we had all the children and volunteers help us assemble and color Big Fish books (go to the original blog post to see all the photos). Being a Big Fish is similar to being a big brother or sister. I’m excited to share pictures of [...]
Continue reading...Sanuk My Saturday
5 October 2009
The ISOS English teaching Saturday program (aka Sanuk My Saturday) we began last July in a small slum on the outskirts of Bangkok has really taken off. I haven’t been very detailed in an explanation of what we do, so here’s a look at how we’re building relationships and getting kids excited about learning English [...]
Continue reading...BIG Thanks
16 September 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Couch Surfing With Hope, One Ambition
14 August 2009
In case you missed the first part of this post, Couch Surfing With Hope, Introducing Tita Silver, GK is an organization in the Philippines that is building houses with hope. They help the poorest of the poor in the Philippines by giving people not only a living structure, but a new, hopeful perspective on life. [...]
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- Catherine: I agree - what a great post. Visiting the prisons of Thailand is something I plan to do (eventually). I couldn't imagine being so helpless as well as ...
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- Heidi Massey: I am blown away by this piece. You painted a picture so real I felt as though I was there, with increasing heart rate to match. I could feel your sa...
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16 March 2010
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