New Saturday School Program at KIS International

Today was the first day of our new volunteering project with high school students from KIS International School.

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Sanuk My Saturday Graduates

Last month we ended our almost two year adventure taking volunteers into two poor communities in Bangkok. The project started when we had the idea to help build a community garden, but found out the residents were more interested in having their children study English. Still determined to help, we recharted our course and began [...]

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Learning to Walk Again

I wanted update everyone on Usna, the bright little girl who lost her leg a tragic accident in her community. Thanks for all your messages and encouragement about Usna. I’m really appreciative of everyone who donated to help support her during this tough time. The rehabilitation process for amputees is quite long. I must admit [...]

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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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No Smiling Children [Photos]

I want to share some recent pictures from our English teaching project, but as a change of pace, here are photos where the kids aren’t the emphasis. So no smiling children this time, but I hope you see how rich in character the communities where we work are. Here are a few shots of the [...]

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Because I’m a Girl

Yesterday, March 8th, was International Women’s Day. Many organizations have identified investing in girls as not only key to improving the status of women, but essential to the success in the fight against poverty. Today, I wanted to share this 2 minute video that shares some of the facts revealed in Plan Interntaional’s Because I [...]

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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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