So far on this project, I have been challenged by the language barrier between myself and the kiddos and with wanting to control all of the details of how certain tasks get done. However, the chance to work with these kiddos and see the joy and happiness that is brought into their lives by what…
Why travel to a new country to volunteer, I think the better question is why not? There are so many incredible opportunities that accompany the experience of traveling to a new country to volunteer: the opportunity to meet am amazing, new people who can become lifelong friends, the opportunity to learn about a new culture…
This program has been quite an adventure. There will be so many thanks that I will remember and cherish. I will use the memories as a learning experience. I will remember the funs time I had at the chocolate farm. I had a blast at the waterfall and the river. The things that I will…
Question: 1.) Why travel to a new country to volunteer? Answer: I did something a little crazy and pretty unorthodox for me. I packed my bags, hopped on a plane, and headed out to a country I had never been to before to meet a group of people that I had never met or even…
All my life I have always wanted to travel and to see the world, and I always imagined that I would in the future. However, the opportunity had never presented itself until now. The main motivation for me was that I would finally get out of the United States and see a new country, which…
I didn’t know if I would have that specific moment during our Surin project. I knew what I wanted to write about and what I was feeling from the beginning of this trip, although last night was when it really sunk in for me. The morning of Friday, our last night in Surin, I felt…
Going on this trip was a big step for me. Because I was purposefully stepping out of my comfort zone by myself. I did this because I wanted to see how I would do and with what I learned, be able to apply it in my future. During our first workshop, I mentioned a weakness…
Holy Moly! What a beautiful journey it’s been. Went to Costa Rica looking for answers and left with more than my heart could even handle. I am overflowing with gratitude and contentment. Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breatks your heart, but THAT’S OKAY. The journey changes you.…
I can easily say that I have grown a completely different perspective on community and team work. Getting to meet the mahouts and be submersed in the Surin community has made me look at how a little can go a long way. Upon our arrival to Surin, I was expecting to do hard labor and…
Reflecting back on this first week in Thailand, a lot of life changing and impactful moments have happened in these short eight days that we have been here. The most impactful and eye opening moment I have experienced has to be seeing how the mahouts that are part of the Surin Project treat and take…