Couple helps children learn English
By CAROL SOUTH
Special to the Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- "Farang" and loving it.
Kathryn and Frank Lepera returned home in early March from a month in Thailand, where they relished being "farang" -- foreigners -- while teaching school children English. The couple, who settled in Traverse City after their marriage two years ago, had previously traveled to Europe and Greece but never to Asia. For almost two years, they had been considering a trip to Thailand that included teaching English -- their own way of giving back. They were determined to be more than mere tourists by immersing themselves in a culture and connecting with the people
By CAROL SOUTH
Special to the Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- "Farang" and loving it.
Kathryn and Frank Lepera returned home in early March from a month in Thailand, where they relished being "farang" -- foreigners -- while teaching school children English. The couple, who settled in Traverse City after their marriage two years ago, had previously traveled to Europe and Greece but never to Asia. For almost two years, they had been considering a trip to Thailand that included teaching English -- their own way of giving back. They were determined to be more than mere tourists by immersing themselves in a culture and connecting with the people
