Thailand

The following stills vaguely tell the story of my time living and volunteering in Southern Thailand. It was 2011 and I was taking a hiatus from teaching in Bali. It was a spontaneous invitation and I said Yes! Now, I would say it’s top 5 of the most powerful experiences/opportunities of my life… Teaching English through music, dancing, and forming bonds with this community filled me up! But, I was also isolated— living at a Wat, amidst predominately Thai speakers. The solitude was an expansive space for growing and immense inner reflection…

It was joyful, it was heart-opening, it was also lonely at times, but all of it was important work—What I was doing at the temple with the kids on top of what I was learning about myself and the resilience of the human spirit in the most unfamiliar of circumstances. I lived, worked, ate, and played with the locals. We had to figure out our own ways of communicating but, we did it! And, I grew to love them like family as they cared for me like I was their own. I walked the path… and it changed me. As I reflect, I have nothing but gratitude in my heart for this journey.

The following videos were taken in the Thai Classrooms during my 3 month long volunteer stay in South East Thailand at Wat Kui Buri Elementary School, teaching English through music…

Check out some videos from my time in Thailand: