Monthly Archives: January 2011
Regret and The Vietnam War
One quiet and beautiful day we had a church group from Hawaii, touring Thailand to learn about trafficking and the sex industry, come to visit us. They were close to my parents’ age, incredibly kind and genuinely interested in hearing about … Continue reading
Love. (Missing Thailand)
You’ve got to find what you love -And that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, And the only way to be truly … Continue reading
The SOLD Project: How Education Can Change the Lives of Thailand’s At-Risk Children
By Heather & Michael Colletto, SOLD’s Communications Directors (This story was originally published in a Southeast Asian travel magazine “Traversing the Orient”). Thailand’s rich natural beauty is no secret. Venture outside the emerging economy of any city in Northern Thailand … Continue reading
Posted in SOLD Project, Trafficking/Prostitution
Tagged Cat, education, Northern Thailand, prevention, Top of her Class, Traversing the Orient
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Life on the Flip Side
Ah, snow. Snow and ice. We haven’t seen much of you lately (can you sense the sarcasm?). I got a face full of swirling snowflakes when I stepped outside to take photos for the kiddos this morning (I’m sending them a … Continue reading
To Courage
Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency ask the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience ask the question, is it right? And there comes a time when we must take a position … Continue reading
Posted in Return To America
Tagged Courage, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, National Holiday
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Assa-samak (Volunteer)
Going abroad and volunteering with The SOLD Project is one of the best decisions I have made. I saw parts of the world I would never have dreamed of traveling to, learned a lot about other cultures and points of … Continue reading
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US. Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked here in America alone. Please take a moment to read a post from Polaris Project: A leading organization in the fight against human … Continue reading
Colorful Umbrellas
There was a small and well stocked shop down the road, around the bend and up the hill from the Resource Center. It was a well stocked store. I used to go there on Saturdays or Fridays and ask for … Continue reading
Posted in Only in Thailand
Tagged Colorful, Copies, English class, New, Saturday, Umbrellas
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