Read our Newsletter for April 2010

Our latest updates in our April 2010 newsletter.

Features include issues of fundraising, updates on our placements in Brazil and China and an interesting video of one of volunteers playing the part of a pop star whilst in Kenya.

http://www.changingworlds.co.uk/Home.aspx?vurl=%2f%2fRoot%2fContent%2fNewsletterApril2010

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News Update - read the March 2010 Changing Worlds newsletter

Read our latest March 2010 newsletter at:
http://www.changingworlds.co.uk/Home.aspx?vurl=%2f%2fRoot%2fContent%2fNewsletterMarch2010

News updates includes further information about the on going political situation in Bangkok, Thailand, our new Changing Worlds placements in Germany and New Zealand and updates from participants from around the World.

News Update - read the February 2010 Changing Worlds newsletter

Find out about our exciting new developments at Changing Worlds.

News updates include our new martial arts programme in China and a video of a Great White shark off South Africa.

Find out more at:
http://www.changingworlds.co.uk/Home.aspx?vurl=%2f%2fRoot%2fContent%2fNewsletterFebruary2010

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James eats crickets in Thailand

James, recently in Northern Thailand, sent this report back to loved ones during his placement with us.

He writes:

So since my last message, we have been doing lots and lots of things. We went to the nightmarket where they close 2 streets and ate some food from the market stalls. Out here in Chiang Rai there are a lot of stalls that cook food, and you can pick up food whenever, about 30-50 baht (about a pound or less). We met up with the Changing World girl already out here (Fran who is 27) but doesn't look like it. There was also another girl called Jess out here, she came out last monday and is 18. Me and jess ate crickets from a stall, they were quite nice. Jamie wimped out. We had a look at different stalls - it so different to the UK, so relaxed and the food is very nice and fresh. Although at times quite spicy. Been eating rice and noodles, chicken and pork, sea food as well. Its very nice. We have been taken around Thailand by Paul, he showed us The Golden Triangle and the river where Thailand, Burma and Laos can be seen together. We have been travelling around in the back of the truck with Jess and Fran who wanted to see the sights and see differents schools. It was really good in the back, the wind in the face and just chatting to them. You can see the pictures on Claire's facebook now. We had drinks in the Elephant bar with Shirley and Fran that night after the market which was good. The people are friendly and you could watch the english premiership.

James and the crickets!

On sunday we arrived in Fang which is west of Chiang Rai close to the Burmese border and north of Chiang Mai (Google it if you want to). We are staying in a nice guest house behind a restaurant called the Ritzer. It was very nice have a hot shower (although it is luke warm), double beds, and a living area. We are staying in Fang until next monday when we actually moving into a village closer to the two schools we are staying in. We will have our own house, sqat toilet and cold shower. We wanted to get the Thai experience and will help clean up the house and paint it. Jilldou with her husband Ben (an australian) are helping us out and are organising everything with us. We are joking with them that they are our surrogate parents as they are giving us a 200 baht a day allowanace for food and water and drink. They are being helpful and we have mountain bikes to get round town from Paul. We will be staying in the village away from Fang for the next two months, so will be out of internet contact for a while. We will try and send emails from the school. We start teaching on thursday but are going out to the school tomorrow to help with their two day scout event.

Have to go now, as my hour is nearly up. I have uploaded pics on to facebok, so have a look.

Part of the Changing Worlds orientation

More to follow!

Volunteer Update - Thailand

At Changing Worlds we offer a highly personal service to ensure you make the most of your Gap Year. Over ¼ of our volunteers come to us from recommendations so what better way than to let a couple of our volunteers currently teaching English in Thailand tell you more:

“The teaching is going well; we have been given more English lessons to run and have been doing lots of P.E. There is talk of us maybe organising our own English camp for Souncha (ages 5-10). That won’t happen until the end march, but will look great on the old c.v. The kids and teachers are great and really friendly making teaching a breeze. This is a pretty poor school so it’s great helping out there. It’s a beautiful school perched in the mountains of northern Thailand, surrounded by views that never fail to take my breath away.”
Jamie aged 18 from Bromley, London

“Next Thursday, we are off to Bangkok with the school on a school trip. We had to pay 500 baht (so about 10 pounds) for accommodation and the bus, but so cheap. We have been told we are going to the grand palace and last night we were told that when we go to the grand palace, we won’t have to pay the 200 baht entrance fee as we are 'school teachers'. We will also get to see inside the grand palace and the government building, which if we went as tourists we would not get the chance to see!”

James aged 18 from Bromley, London

To view details of our placements in Thailand click here