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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What is Sanuk? Answers from Volunteers and Supporters

Thanks for your responses on National Volunteer Week. Especially to Charlotte who wrote to say that in addition to her regular volunteering gig, she went to the Bangkok airport with supplies and toys for people who had been stranded by flight cancellations in Europe. There are more people out there like Charlotte who are doing [...]

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Why Do You Volunteer?

You’ve heard from me about the background on the Sanuk My Saturday English teaching project and I was excited to announce expanding to a challenging new classroom this past February. This week, as I’m preparing to spend a few weeks in the US, you’ll hear Chris’s perspective on the project. Below we’ve combined her thoughts [...]

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Big Fish Saturday [Photo Blog]

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 [...]

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Sanuk My Saturday

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 [...]

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