We are surrounded by young adults, College students from Japan who have coordinated "pen pals" in their country with Burmese kids here, College and Masters degree students, who have come to Thailand from all over the world (France, Germany, London) to learn and teach and assist the NGO, and many others who have stayed on for the longterm becasue they are passionate abuot social justice, anthropology or farming, and/or just fell in love with this part of the world.
While we had become so frustrated and weighted down with politics and climate issues and many other global and local problems before we left, it is encouraging to know that there is a new generation which is optimistic, want to know and learn from everyone in the world (several of the students have plans to study outside their countries or already have) and beleive they can truly make a difference in the future.
I thanked them for this. I am in awe.... and have several new facebook friends to boot!.
We officially start our Thai lessons in just a few minutes from a young volunteer who was born and raised in Thailand. Her Mother is from Chiang Mai and her father is British.
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