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March Volunteer Thailand Update

March Volunteer Thailand Update

With our very busy schedule recently, this has been the first moment I’ve been able to take some time and send out an update. We’ve had a couple of great orientation groups recently; the latest was Volunteer Group #71. We just finished orientation this afternoon, and they […]

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Volunteer Thailand Update

Volunteer Thailand Update

As we near the end of the Thai school year, the warm sun shines brightly throughout the day, with clear, cool and pleasant evenings… Nothing beats Thailand and Chiang Mai during this time of year. Teachers are focusing hard on review and exams, while students are focusing […]

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Volunteering With Animals!

Volunteering With Animals!

The following is a posting from a few of our volunteers that are currently volunteering in our Elephant Camp Volunteer Project. These volunteers did not know each other prior to their arrival and have become very close during their project. Volunteer in Thailand Traveling to a foreign […]

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HIV Orphanage and Internships

HIV Orphanage and Internships

In addition to other things, I would like to use this post to focus on both our HIV Orphanage Project and the two internships we offer: The Magazine and Multimedia Intern Project and Medical Intern Project. Although we are mainly a volunteer organization, these two intern projects […]

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Featured on National Peace Corps Association’s Site

This is a posting about Friends for Asia has been featured on the community page for the National Peace Corps Association and other news about volunteering in Thailand. About Peace Corps Peace Corps is a US government agency that places Americans in 2 year long volunteer placements […]

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Friends for Asia – Volunteer Thailand Back Online

Friends for Asia – Volunteer Thailand Back Online

Over the past week we’ve experienced some technical problems with our website and e-mail accounts. Please accept my apologies to anyone who has tried to contact us or access our website and experienced problems in doing so. Thankfully, things are all back online now, so please be […]

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Volunteer in Chiang Mai December Update

Volunteer in Chiang Mai December Update

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Today is Thai Constitution Day, which is a national holiday for all of us in Chiang Mai. Marie-Luise has completed her project today and we will see the arrival of one new Medical Intern on Monday morning. We currently have ten volunteers here with us in Chiang […]

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Volunteering in Thailand in December, 2010

Volunteering in Thailand in December, 2010

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Happy December and Holiday Season to everyone! Blue skies, sunny warm weather, cool nights… this is a great time of year here in Chiang Mai and Thailand. Apparently a lot of people know this, as our volunteer numbers and bookings are really up. We will see a […]

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Fun Activities for our Thailand Volunteers!

Fun Activities for our Thailand Volunteers!

This Update is all about the fun activities that volunteers take part in during their volunteer Thailand experience! Fun Volunteer Activities for our Thailand Volunteers While volunteering in Chiang Mai, there are plenty of fun and interesting activities that one can do. Considering Chiang Mai is a […]

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Not Your Average Volunteer in Thailand

Not Your Average Volunteer in Thailand

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When people think of volunteering in Thailand or overseas, they think of young, idealistic university students. This is a fair assumption, as we have had many young people volunteer in our projects. In most cases young people bring a lot to our volunteer Thailand projects, with the […]

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