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  • School Holiday Camps

    November 29, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 4,474 views - 0 comments - 3 likes
       School Holiday Camps in Thailand supported by OpenmindProjects - A campfire story. School holiday camps provide a golden opportunity for volunteers to help and encourage Thai children to improve their English and other skills.  Me...

  • Terry and Christian story

    November 29, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 4,666 views - 0 comments - 2 likes
          As a volunteer you may have many different feelings about what lies ahead. Firstly a little fear of the unknown, maybe excitement about a new challenge, then later a feeling of pride in the accomplishment of your dream. You wi...

  • Polly's story

    November 9, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 849 views - 0 comments - 3 likes
    Volunteer  Polly Whitehurst shares her story about the time she and her newfound friend Erin were volunteering on the island of Koh Lanta, in southern Thailand. After just two weeks they learned that where your heart is, there's your home.   ...

  • Pai's Trainee Story

    November 8, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 4,532 views - 1 comment - 4 likes
    Pai's Trainee Story   Hi everyone!   This is my story:   My name is Pai and I am 21 years old. I come from a small village in Ban Hat Khui, Meung Tapabat Kweang Bolikhanxay. It is in Laos. My parents are farmers. I have two sisters ...

  • The Loch Ness of the Mekong and the Naga Fireballs

    November 8, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 799 views - 0 comments - 2 likes
    The Loch Ness of the Mekong and the Naga Fireballs (Naga is Sanskrit, Pali and in Latin it means cobra)   At the full moon and the end of Buddhist lent, in October, fire balls rise out of the Mekong River. They move soundlessly towards the sky ...

  • ECOTOURISM EXPERIENCE AT KUIBURI NATIONAL PARK

    September 30, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 539 views - 0 comments - 2 likes
    ECOTOURISM EXPERIENCE ATKUIBURINATIONAL PARK By volunteer Anne Ferreira     Kuiburi is about 300 km away from Bangkok and only 80 km from Hua Hin. It is located in Prachuap Kiri Khan province.   The park has a rich and invalua...

  • Teaching in Ban Tha Din Dang School, south of Thailand

    September 30, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 559 views - 0 comments - 3 likes
    Ban Tha Din Dang School, Phang-Nga, Thailand   The Country When I was a child growing up in the rolling mountains of Vermont, I loved to explore the forests, streams, and fields around my house. I thrived on that feeling of adventure, on the ide...

  • Homestay village

    September 30, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 437 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    Khampia - Roisin Sunday I was first up. I purchased a cheap pair of runners and being unable to track down a disposable camera (well there was none visible in the 7/11) I headed to the BawKawSaw (bus station) in Nong Khai to catch a bus in th...

  • Temples, Waterfalls and Mountain – a day out with openmind

    September 30, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 466 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    By Rosie: The trip started at six am with the usual confusion over arrangements and times, but by the time the sun was up we’d all made it onto the bus which Kab’s village had organized to take us to Phu Tok, Jet Sii waterfall and the very ...

  • Orphan school

    September 30, 2011 - posted by OpenmindProjects - 580 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    By Harry Hayden from the US'.I had a very rewarding stay at Rajaprajanugrah35 orphan school. Muidrove me to the school on Sunday afternoon. Teaching and spending timeat an orphan school is an accomplishment I longed for since my initialvisit to Thailand...