Service & Spirituality in Thailand

We kicked off our day in Wang Nam Khiao by offering food to the monks at Ratanawan Monastery. We stood in a line and spooned rice into their bowls before following them to the local monastery, where we sat in on a prayer alongside the monks and people of the town. The head monk...

Today was a big driving day to our next location, which is situated close to the monastery, where we will visit with the monks. We learned upon boarding the bus that last night, our bus driver had to drive over four hours to find enough gas for our journey, and it was $6 a...

Day five was bittersweet. Here’s a rundown of what we did today, all leading up to our final dinner together with our new friends. TEMPLEOur first stop of the day was going to the temple and taking a look around inside. We had our friends from the school show us around in small groups,...

“Good Morning!” We were greeted in the lobby at 8:15 A.M. We boarded the bus bright and early to โรงเรียนวัดจักรสีห์ (the Wat Chak Si School) located in Sing Buri. Once we arrived at the school, we were given a warm welcome by all the students ranging from ages five through seventeen.  The WCS welcomed...

Today was packed with new experiences and adventures! We started the day with a nice breakfast in the hotel, followed by some time near the river enjoying the scenery and sounds of nature; the environment was beautifully green and peaceful! Afterward, we hopped on the bus for a short drive to Elephants World, which...

Although the previous day was long, we got the opportunity to gain energy through some much needed rest. The morning started before the sun rose due to an early 6 a.m. breakfast. Several activities had been planned, most notably the bike ride around Bangkok. However, little did several know that the bike ride would...

Thirty-six hours traveling doesn’t seem like that long … right? The Thailand IL trip started off with three connecting flights: one six hours, one fifteen hours, and the last three hours. Out of 18 students, 5 of them were nervous about the flights and worried about how they could keep themselves occupied, but all...