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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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 [...]

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Over Entertained & Under Challenged

Would you consider you or your community over entertained and/or under challenged? When you finish reading, share your thoughts and enjoy the social entrepreneurship video from the Skoll Foundation. Blame it on the ubiquity of advertising that has made every inch of public space available for purchase. Blame it on being submerged in a tourism [...]

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Touching Down & Touching Hearts

In 7 Steps to a More Rewarding Vacation I discussed getting off the beaten path and giving back. Well, there’s still so much to tell about the special time I had putting these steps to action in Bali, Indonesia. Of course I wasn’t alone, Mark Wiens of Migrationology.com joined me and took the lead composing [...]

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Peace In, April

Here’s an update from Jen White, a writer working with Peace Corps in Namibia. I hope what she says challenges you and causes to consider what you would do in her shoes. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the [...]

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BKK Urban Garden Project

We don’t usually think about overcrowded slums and packed out apartments when we’re discussing going green. However, ISOS is proud to announce it’s first “green” project to assist the urban poor. Project Managers: Dwight Turner, Hy Martin Target: The urban poor (Bangkok’s poorest residents including Thais, refugees, and Burmese migrants). Goal: Make a garden accessible [...]

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7 Steps To A More Rewarding Vacation

There’s never been a better time to redefine what it means to vacation. The downturn in the global economy is our best chance to revolt against the typical, cookie-cutter vacations where we blindly spend, aloof to our effect on the places we visit. This is the idea behind Mark Wien’s Migrationology.com which questions, “Why vacation [...]

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