Involvement Volunteers International Adventure Week – Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Meet the Elephants at the Elephant Conservation Adventure
In the 1900s, there were about 100,000 elephants in Thailand. Today, there are only 5,000 left (3,000 which are domesticated, and only 2,000 in the wild). As in other parts of Asia, elephants have traditionally been used to work with humans in the logging industry. In 1989, however, this industry was banned in Thailand due to deforestation and thousands of …
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Thailand: Singburi Satisfies Your Senses
Singburi Satisfies Your Senses- Experience from a volunteer Every morning, I would wake up in Sing Buri to the sounds of different birds, different smells and full of excitement. In volunteering, I really felt like I saw the authentic Thailand that many tourists miss. I saw daily Thai life and local governments as well as the usual tourist attractions. Staying in …
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Primary School English Teaching Thailand
Hi Lauren, Thankyou and yes I had the most amazing experience! I have attached a few photos we took in Sing Buri, I’ll send some photos of the kids once I get the photos on my phone onto my computer 🙂 Highlights of the trip: -Interacting with the kids, who are so genuinely excited to see you. …
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English Teaching Thailand
Hello Lauren I’ve sent a few pics. Just the tip of the iceberg really. I have so many more. I just wanted to say a BIG thank you. I am leaving Thailand soon, and I am not the same person I was when I arrived. Just when I thought I gave enough of myself with the work that I do, …
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Feedback on Thailand Volunteering
Highlights of the trip: Being able to ride the bikes through to village to work each day, the flexibility of free time opportunities and the great opportunity to be able to help out through this amazing program. Being able to see the village and being taken to various locations to visit temples or the markets or shopping centres. was a …
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Thailand volunteering feedback
Some of the many highlights for me was partaking in the english camp which was a 2 day camp with5 different schools all participating. The kids and all the teachers and especially Kate made the whole trip so enjoyable. Meeting and living with all the other volunteers was also a big highlight. The food was great, especially having lots …
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Primary School English Teaching Thailand
Hey Lauren! I went to Thailand with a group of 5 girls from Australia in mid-July. I had such an amazing time in Thailand volunteering and teaching English. It furthered my desire to become a teacher in the future. My highlight of the trip was in the English Camp with the year fives from all different schools. I loved working …
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“The Switzerland of Thailand” Forestry Conservation Project
And this week, I was up for the Forestry Conservation project in central Thailand, planting trees and digging holes. I was a bit scared. Forestry Conservation project means doing field work in a protected park, while surrounded by mountain views. The goal is to help conserve Khao Yai National park; a massive reserve covering part of four provinces in …
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Elephant Conservation Adventure Thailand
Thailand was amazing! We all really enjoyed the volunteer program, but even more so the people that ran it and the other volunteers that were there, everyone was so friendly and our coordinators were hilarious!!! Wouldn’t change it for the world. There were just the 5 elephants and we saw them 4days of the 5 we were there …
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