Reducing Thailand’s Plastic Footprint with Traditional Wisdom Plastic is everywhere. It’s on our beaches, in our rivers, and in our oceans, choking sea life. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), plastic pollution is responsible for the death of...
Learning Thai as a Foreigner, Teacher, Mother Many English-speaking foreigners who move to Thailand ruthlessly toil to learn the Thai language. The five tones, the writing structure—it can seem impossible to absorb. Dozens of blog entries profess to hold the...
A Gardener’s Guide to Wild Greens in Thailand Have you ever seen locals in Thailand strolling down an alleyway or along a canal, searching for something in the bushes? They might be looking for pak phuen baan, or edible native plants, to bring home to prepare a meal....
Lessons in Nature Stewardship from Thailand’s Ethnic Groups Ethnic groups are considered some of the best stewards of nature, and there is much we can learn from them about ways to live harmoniously with nature and each other. Together with local communities, ethnic...
The New Frontier of Teaching in Thailand The opportunity to teach is the opportunity to inspire, to awaken students to their true potential, and to shape the future from its very foundation. These opportunities are abundant in Thailand, from the world-class private...
How Auspicious Trees Can Revitalize Thai Cities In many cities across Thailand, it is common to see majestic trees hundreds of years old with colored ribbons tied around them, a remnant of the animist beliefs that pervade Thailand. But increasingly, these ancient...
Volunteering in Thailand to Restore Ecosystems Since the Industrial Revolution, our natural habitats have degraded to the brink of collapse. This doesn’t just affect plants and animals, but also the wellbeing of us, humans. To ensure our survival, we need to restore...
Beyond the Surface of Ayudhya Situated less than an hour from Bangkok, Ayudhya is a well known attraction and a popular destination for a casual day trip. I am among one of the people who have visited this ancient capital numerous times, but my experience has only...
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Surveying gender equality in Thailand In 1865, William Ross Wallace, an American poet, praised the role of women and mothers in his famous poem. Its title and most well-known stanza, “And the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that...
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