What positive changes are people making in Thailand?
I think of how poor the people in the area were I stay and I have a couple of projects that I want to do. I was wondering what things other farang and Thai are either working on or have conceptualized to improve peoples (or animals) lives in Thailand. My wife and I have plans on building a toilet and shower house over at a wat on the Lao side of the river. Part of our effort will provide a pump so they can get clean water. I remember a guy saying he was retired but wanted to teach English but the Thai Government wouldn't let him because of his retirement Visa. I wrote to the Bangkok Post, the American Consulate and the Thai Ministry of education. I'm sure others are doing a lot more. I'd like to spend more time doing things that make some kind of difference than spending 22 hour a day answering questions on Yahoo.
Public Comments
- I think it's important that visitors to Thailand make an effort to give something back. I've donated to the local orpahange in the past. I know 10,000 baht probably doesn't make that much of a difference, but it's a step in the right direction. This time when I'm in Thailand, I plan on donating to the AIDS wat up North. I just feel obligated to repay some of the kindness expressed to me when I visit Thailand. I've had complete strangers invite me into their homes to share a meal with them. The kindness and generosity of the Thais is fantastic. We could all learn from them I think.
- I now donate my time to a very poor school in my district. Only 80 students in the whole school. I work with a class of 1st and 2nd graders and a class of 5th and 6th grades My wife helps me with lesson plans. If I am not watching sports on TV I am searching the web for ideas to help me teach the kids while having fun with English. Also in a few weeks I will be working with this very large highs school which has a softball team. I think this is going to be more fun for me then anything else.
