Matador - children

The Most Amazing Kids in the World

novoarte — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:17:01 -0500

The most amazing kids in the world live in Mompos, Colombia.

But I'm getting a little ahead of myself... let's get a few personal details out of the way.

I'm of the age when family members, friends, and perfect strangers start becoming insistent about the particulars of my biological clock. I...

the smile of Ta Phin

shakester — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:41:31 -0500

That day, we hired a bike and rode around, above and below Sapa. It was fantastic, the freedom. About 15km from Sapa we visited a minority village called Ta Phin. Past the village centre, which is accustomed to and expects tourists (though we saw none), we went further out. The rather narrow road led...

TM Volunteer Farewell - Paul

Thai Mueang Volunteers — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:03:44 -0500

The final week of Paul's volunteer placement has arrived, and here are his final comments:

My favorite memory: All of my students. Every one of them were good students, had a good attitude trying their best and always willing to learn. This in spite of the fact that I was teaching them during...

Volunteer for Summer School in Thai Mueang

Thai Mueang Volunteers — Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:32:12 -0600

Paul’s thoughts on his first week volunteer teaching at the Thai Mueang Vocational College:
I have just finished my first week teaching at the vocational school. My students were 16 teenagers who are studying to work in the tourism/hospitality field. Although the school is officially on vacation...

Creative Volunteering Experience

Thai Mueang Volunteers — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:27:03 -0600

In addition to improving the children’s English skills, our other main goal is to bring creativity and imagination to the Thai classroom, enabling the children to think independently and look at things more curiously. We want to branch out from the typical question and answer teaching methodology,...

Why Volunteer in Thai Mueang?

Thai Mueang Volunteers — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:56:53 -0600

We created Thai Mueang Volunteers with the motivation of providing equal opportunity for all the children in our community. We are very aware of a large inconsistency between the schools in our area that have excess funding and those with little to none. Most often those schools with adequate resources...

Volunteer Experience with Thai Mueang Volunteers

Thai Mueang Volunteers — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:58:33 -0600

TM Volunteers had to say good bye to our volunteer Karen recently. Here are her final comments and tips after her four week stay in Thai Mueang:

I’m not going to lie- when my last day of teaching arrived, I was somewhat relieved. Teaching and lesson planning were a huge challenge for me, as I...

A Journey to an ultrasound

Olivebeard — Mon, 4 Feb 2008 20:40:23 -0600

My wife and I were giddy when we woke up this morning. Today was the little one’s first ultrasound and—with any luck—we would find out the sex. We could finally begin solidify a name, and choosing non-neutral colors.

We just had to make it 25 miles through some horrendous flurries. Hello,...

Krang Yaw

geotraveler — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:38:49 -0600

A sharp right hand turn off the paved main road, and we find ourselves trudging through muddy, unpaved back roads dozens of miles towards Krang Yaw. Bustling city activity and buildings are quickly replaced with seas of lush green rice fields. Worn out street bicycles replace motorbikes. We crane every...

Merida's City Zoo

yucatanliving — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:29:41 -0500

In 1910, the city fathers took some of the millions of dollars that were swirling around this city and built a zoo. It opened during the Mexican Centennial (100th Birthday of the Republic) so it is called the Parque Zoologico del Centenario (Zoological Park of the Centennial).

The park is one of...

CROSS-CULTURAL GLOBAL INTERACTION - Part I.

Beija-Flor — Thu, 9 Nov 2006 11:32:22 -0600

Sustainable development for future generations begins with our children.

Following-up on an earlier posting, Journey to an Unknown World, I would like to share with you a little more of our recent experience of Cross-cultural Global Interaction between children from the developed world (Norway) and...