Britta, Claire, and Laura, 23, Ireland/ February 2009

Embarking on a round the world trip, Thailand was to be our last stop and the one we were most looking forward to. Many months ago we had arranged, from home, to teach English in Bangkok. However, upon arrival in January, the whole thing had fallen through. We were determined to find an alternative and fortunately stumbled across the ECC and learn2give website. We read about the project and the previous volunteers' experiences and it sounded

Kathryn & Frank Lepera (husband & wife), USA, February 2009

This was our first time in Asia and we were eager to immerse ourselves in Thai culture through volunteering. Volunteering, we believe, offers a unique cultural education that benefits everyone involved. This kind of all-around positive inter-cultural experience is what we found in reading Else’s blog and others on this website so we contacted Aom and Netting.

We arrived in Bangkok without knowing for sure what to expect of Thailand and without confirmation that we would volunteer with the English Crazy Club. Within a few days our plans were set and we were on an overnight train to Ubon Ratchathani. Despite the early hour, a smiling Aom greeted us at the train station and talked with us over coffee as we waited for our host to arrive. P. Pim and Mr. Lake arrived on motorbikes