2009 GVI Photo Competition
Friday, November 6, 2009
A Week at the Schools
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Project Week for TEFL volunteers- to the schools!
Stay tuned for pictures and stories from these project days!
Project Week for TEFL volunteers- to the schools!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Loy Kratong


The GVI team had the honor of learning to make their very own kratongs, taught by the local librarians and teachers at the Ao Luk Non-Formal Education Center,
GVI's local partner organization. In the evening they all went to the temple together where they joined the community in releasing their kratongs in the river.It was a great opportunity to experience local Thai culture.
Loy Kratong
Emma's Volunteer Story
This morning a level 2 student of mine, Dusit, invited all his teachers to his palm
tree, fruit and crab farm. He introduced his 92 (!!!!) year old father to us
who was still committed to weeding around the palm trees. Dusit explained that
he has five employees who cut the palm fruit, which weigh 50 kilos each. He then
asked them to demonstrate. They used a long pole, which could be adjusted in
size and had a sharp sickle attached to the end.
Dusit then showed us his crab farm, located smack in the center of his palm treefields. He let us poke at and tease some of the crabs and then cooked up some great fresh crab. We all tasted the delicious crab and agreed that it was some of the best and freshest we had ever had.
Emma's Volunteer Story
Sunday, November 1, 2009
New Teaching Children Volunteers
Good luck volunteers!
New Teaching Children Volunteers
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Tiger Temple!
Armed with bottles of water, sports-trainers and determination the volunteers set off up the steps and didn’t look back. Although a few cheeky monkeys attempted to stall the group’s progress along the way, the volunteers pushed on up the steps and soon reached the top.
Emma bounded up the mountain in a gut-busting 20 minutes, but was soon followed by the rest of the volunteers. While catching their breath at the top the group congratulated each other on the climb and agreed that it was certainly worth the spectacular 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape and offshore islands they were witnessing from the summit.
After the climb everybody headed into Krabi town for a delicious and well-deserved lunch. Some volunteers then chose to kick back and relax over a couple cold drinks while others hit the local market with a new wave of energy and searched out some great bargains.
It was a great day out, enjoyed by all!'
-Becca Winter
Tiger Temple!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Kayaking in Bor Thor!
'Our first side trip for the expedition was kayaking at Bor Thor. I was lucky enough to be the staff member on duty that day. I teamed up with Maria for the day, thinking we’d have a few hours to chat and do some bonding. Little did I know Maria is an avid kayaker! No rest for me – we were full steam ahead the whole time.
Man, our local tour guide and longtime GVI friend, showed us around - in and out of caves and through the lush mangroves.
Everyone was basking in the sunshine, a nice relaxing way to end the busy week. After exploring for two hours, we headed back to the restaurant to enjoy our buffet lunch. Sweet and sour fried fish and chicken with cashews are just two of the many delights we gorged ourselves on.
The popular vote makes this the tastiest food since arriving in Thailand for all the GVI crew.'
-Kristy McCulloch
Kayaking in Bor Thor!
