Today was our first stop on our 7-day Alaskan cruise. We did a 4.5 mile hike to see the Mendenhall Glacier. It was beautiful. After the national park we walked around historic downtown Juneau and spent a small fortune on handmade ornaments. Yesterday, was a travel day so we spent time relaxing and exploring the […]
We’ve been so relaxed on this trip we almost forgot to post. Been here a week today. Staying with our good friends Jackie and Christine at Morritt’s Resort. The first few days Josh & Christine dove around the island while Lenette and Jackie laid by the pool reading their nooks. We also went on a […]
I am loving my time at Banbangkhae home for older adults. It is a very rewarding experience. Yesterday they took us on a field trip to a school outside of Bangkok with a group of older adults. Every month a group of the older adults are taken out to a impoverished school where they do […]
Most of the volunteers left town this weekend, so it was just two of my girlfriends and I at the CCS house for the weekend. We wanted down time since our weeks have been so busy as a group. On Saturday, Michele, Holly, and I decided to sleep in. Then we meet up with the […]
Every night, after we volunteer at our placements CCS has taken us to tourist destinations. They do a great job of hitting the highlights of Bangkok and giving volunteers some local perspective. My two favorite experiences thus far, have been a lecture on Buddhism and an Agricultural tour. We met with a very famous local […]
My volunteer placement in Bangkok is at the Banbangkhae Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons. It is a very large facility and the oldest elderly home in Thailand. It has become a training facility and sets the standard for elder care nationwide. Banbangkhae One can house four hundred and fifty residents at varying levels […]
My last few days have been jam packed of positive learning experiences. Day 1: First we were given a general overview. We learned more about Thai culture, the Cross Cultural Solutions (CCS) program, the house rules, and travel safety. Then we were sent out in groups for a scavenger hunt. My group had to go […]
After breakfast and a few errands this morning, Josh came with me to the Cross Cultural Solutions (CCS) base where I will be living for the next two weeks. We shared lunch and then he took a cab to the airport around 1pm (our time) to start his 24-plus hour journey back to the states. […]
We arrived safely yesterday in Bangkok to find our hotel was somewhat lacking in the charm, cleanliness, and peacefulness categories. It was definitely a deal in price but you paid for it in other ways. We made it about 2 hours and decided to relocate. The Prince Palace hotel is probably one of the nicer […]
Yesterday, we went to the Mae Sa Elephant Camp. During the show, the elephants did everything from play soccer to delicately paint on an easel. Afterwards, we road an elephant up through the hills to the Mae Sa craft village where we bought goods from the tribes of the Long Neck Karen and Lahu. Later, […]
