A
rare opportunity to live and breathe the beauty of Thailand beyond
the mass media stereotype – see and participate in how Thais
really live and help in solving the problems they have identified.
You will find yourself in the most unique environments, possibly
interpreting English songs for Buddhist monks on one day and cooking
Pad Thai with your Thai family in the evenings. Your proximity to
Bangkok (less than 1 hour by bus) and the surrounding treasures
in Ayuthaya provide a wealth of opportunity for your free time.
Work
Project
This
program has an extremely wide range of outreach activities available
to you, most of which involve work with Buddhist monks including,
but not limited to: Helping at a Nursery, Training for the disadvantaged,
enhancing capacity at Rehabilitation Shelter, Emergency Relief,
Elderly Care Unit, teaching basic English in impoverished schools,
and giving basic computer instruction.
•To
conserve and revive the natural environment
•To encourage the consistent realization and sustainability
of Thai traditional agriculture & Culture
•To be an accumulation center of Thai traditional agricultural
tools
•To be an education center of Thai tradition in terms of "Traditional
Thai Gardener Words"
•To maintain a clean environment
•To encourage upright occupations in order to minimize social
problems
•To care for the disadvantaged and for children and to arm
them with sustainable skills
Food
and Lodging
Your
Globe Aware Country Agent will meet you at the Bangkok airport at
a specified pick up time and take you to a traditional Thai style
group set of homes. Several volunteers will share a home with Thai
style bath facilities (no hot water – but RARELY missed in
the tropical climate!), modified western style toilet (water is
poured in to make flush), and limited electricity available. Flavorful
traditional Thai style meals are cooked fresh, with your help, throughout
the day. Abundant, safe drinking water in each home.
Leisure
Activities
Life
moves at a delightful, slower pace here near Wang Noi, where you
will have ample time to discover things such as temple ruins,
learn Thai cooking, get a Thai massage, go to floating markets,
and other simple pleasures such as reading while perched in a
hammock in a breeze.
Arranging Your Airfare
You will need to arrange to be in Bangkok by 12:30pm on the Saturday afternoon your program begins. The program ends at 11am the following Saturday and it takes approximately 2 hours to get you back to Bangkok . The airport is one of the return drop off stops our driver will make. You would not want to arrange a flight that departs any earlier than 4:30pm on the return. Volunteer Vacation
Violent crime and petty theft are practically unheard of in the area where you will be volunteering. Outbreaks of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in parts of Thailand have resulted in a small number of human fatalities. As a precaution, you should avoid live animal markets, poultry farms and other places where you may come into close contact with domestic, caged or wild birds. You will not be engaged in any such activity as part of a Globe Aware program. The likelihood of being affected by Avian Influenza is much less than that of being in a car accident in the US. Volunteer More on Safety and Security.
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