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Most children in the city have the opportunity to go to schools and too many choices to choose from. Unfortunately, this is not always the case in places such as Ja Fu and Ja Ka. Because there are no schools in these villages, children have to walk more than twenty kilometers
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“There was no money in our village and my parents had debts. I knew other girls had gone to Bangkok and made money…. So when I was 14, I went to Bangkok to work [in the sex trade] for a year, and my father came to visit and found out what I was doing
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Travelling to a foreign country and working as an English volunteer teacher is something that I have always wanted to do. The summer of 2004 presented itself to be a perfect opportunity to do exactly that. After some research and advisement Thailand became
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The air around me is filled with a sweet clove-like smoke. It is a heavy air, thick with humidity and a slight drizzle of rain outside the cover of the thatched roof. I am surrounded by the sounds of Thai voices crooning softly to the strings of a guitar.
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When my boss offered me to participate in the GRIP program, I (a Staff Exchange Participant from Siemens, Germany, who has never been in a 4th –world environment before ) was very excited but also a little unsure as to how to cope with 10 days of living with ....
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Rain was pouring down continuously. The clouds loomed dark and threatening over my head. I was squatting on the ground next to a bamboo tree and right in front of me was a young bamboo shoot.This might not seem very impressive but it was absolutely amazing.
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I knew two things before I came To the Mirror Art group: First, I wanted to do something that felt better than just working at my local supermarket. I wanted to do something that made a difference. Many people worry about the situation in the world
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