Seiryo School Festival
So I’m finally going to attempt to put into words what were probably the four most fun days of my life! After experiencing the Seiryo School Festival, I know that…
EIL Explore
My arrival in Chiang Mai and introductions to MPlus+!
Sawad dee krub! Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Jordan. This year, I won an Access Award with EIL Explore which has allowed me to volunteer abroad this summer. I’m currently…
What Japan is famous for
After spending ages trying to think of some way to structure this blog, it turns out I can’t because there are so many amazing experiences I want to share. So…
La solidaridad en el Día Mundial de los Refugiados
Hola! My name is Brian and I am a first year mature student of Youth and Family Studies in NUIG. I am a proud native of Galway City who is…
Orientation Day in Chiang Mai
We had our orientation day the day after we arrived in Chiang Mai. It was great catching up with shellie our co-ordinator. We had an informal meeting about our volunteer…
A new community
Hey – Sawasdee Krab! My name is Cormac Pope and I am final year student studying biochemistry, plant and agribioscience in NUI Galway. I have just completed my first…
Sawasdee Ka Chiang Mai
After a long day of travelling full of nerves and excitement, we finally arrived in Chiang Mai and we were met by the lovely Shellie our local volunteer coordinator from…
Dreamland
I don’t think I’ve had two weeks pass so fast in my entire life, and what a two weeks they have been! For starters I don’t think my body will…
The End of the Beginning
I, along with my four Irish friends and mentor, have just finished our ninth day, here at GIV. We began our adventure with swimming in the beautiful, local river and…