The Viang Tak 2

236 Jompol Road Tak, 63000, Thailand

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My Home Away from Home

A travel blog entry by brittanyjoelle

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... br> But the thing about Baan Unrak is that the kids don’t act or look
like orphans, they are loved unconditionally. They have 140 brothers
and sisters at the home, countless volunteers who are like mentors and
of course the Didis and care mothers who love them like parents. They
are a family, and being a volunteer and allowing myself to get involved
in this story made me part of the family, part ...

Tak, The Beginning

A travel blog entry by baphometdemon

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Much as can be imagined, the first few weeks of school included getting set up in our new apartment (provided by the company), seeing the town, meeting the other foreign teachers and my colleagues and a general lack of overt adventures. Partially do to adjustment period and partially do to a lack of funds until the first pay check would come through a month later.
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Punching the clock (part 3)

A travel blog entry by vagrantoptimist

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10:25 am to 11: 11 am – The interview goes smooth, despite the fact that we probably smell like hot garbage. Chilipa is a super nice lady. She arranges our taxi ride to the bus station for a 6 hour journey to Chumphon.

11:40 am to 2:00 pm – the clock spins like a loose wheel as we wait for the bus in a station that is more like a shopping mall. I finally get a glorious ten minutes in the bathroom and then have duck soup for lunch.

2:15 ...

Two Nights In Bangkok & The Worlds NOT Your Oyster

A travel blog entry by stonecutter

... but we didn't. We were tired from the long day of traveling and Collin & Beau had gone drinking at some club called Spicy Disco. I will tell you this though, Bangkok is laden with transvestites, cheap alcohol and amazing street food. Even though the padthai vendors are completely unhygienic and violate every FDA regulation known to man, they make some delicious ****! I craved it the next day and I crave it now, but alas, they are only found in Bangkok for some reason. Also, ...

The refugees of Mae Sot

A travel blog entry by john_anita

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... with activities and games to keep the kids busy. Our group consisted of a family from the US, of whom the father was a university professor the mother a librarian... and the daughter who was 12 and the same age as the Thai students, a Dutch student, a French dude and his Thai friend (who spoke perfect English... actually better than the French guy), Anita and myself. The librarian quickly took over, and used the classic English teaching tool... The Hokey Pokey. ...