Adopt A Village In Laos
With the arrival in Laos for another exciting season of projects for Clean Water, Toilets and Schools, I can’t help but wonder where all the time went over the spring, summer and fall months. Over the summer we did 41 presentations (including 15 in the Vancouver area) and 5 fundraisers. While we are still awaiting […]
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Here are the itineraries to include Cambodia or Northern Thailand, Laos & Cambodia Itinerary Jan 28, 2015 – Day 1 – Depart Toronto January 29, 2015 – Day 2 – Arrival Luang Prabang, Laos 4:40pm (D) Airport Transfer to hotel (SaLa Xangkeo Hotel – 2 nights) Welcome Reception and Dinner Optional Browse through the colourful […]
I just looked at my last blog posting…March 19….hmmmm… A lot has happened since then. We still had a couple of projects left to finish off when I returned a week later! We had visitors from many countries come see and in some cases participate with our work, including people from Belgium, France (This couple […]
Where has all the time gone? I can’t believe I have just a few days left before returning to Canada. What is worse, is that it is freezing up there. Here in Laos, winter has left and it is HOT! Nevertheless, our projects continue and will continue until they are done. While nothing ever seems […]
On one of our trips to the rural villages, we stopped by a family home in Nong Ein, where we had left building materials last year for the construction of a toilet. It was a large family and the two elderly parents were trying to support a family of 14 including two orphans with whom […]
No sooner had our wonderful visitors from the Rotary Club of Toronto Twilight left, our wonderful friends form our hometown arrived. Renee and Peter McLachlin, owners of Paperworks in Port Hope and Ready Print in Cobourg, were our next guests of honour. They wanted to get involved in the projects so that is exactly what […]
During our many village trips throughout January and early February, we were pleased to run across the child in Hat Kham who I had taken to the hospital. As mentioned two postings back, the poor little kid had a sizeable infection under his ear and it was getting worse. He is doing well and back […]
It has been a whirlwind of activity since my last post. It seems there is never enough time to update this blog. We have had a lot of wonderful visitors and sponsors throughout the month and into February. We have been through almost freezing weather (2 degrees) and back into the traditionally warm temperatures we […]
My first 6 weeks here and I can’t believe how fast the time has gone! Between our holidays at home and the holidays celebrated here, it is almost impossible to get things done. The Khmu/Lao New Years celebrations go on for a month – each village celebrates their own, on a different day so of […]