A wonderful post from Allison Coffman on her family’s recent volunteer experience at Wat Opot. Melinda was a nanny for Allison and Mike’s daughter, Malia over 20 years ago in Hawaii. (Melinda and Malia, 1994) _____________________________ It’s hard to believe it has been a month since our family left Wat […]
Laundry the Old Fashion Way
We are always happy to have a post from a volunteer. The everyday sometimes mundane tasks are viewed in a new light and those seemingly boring or time consuming chores can be fun! Thank you Malia for showing us how laundry can be fun! ___________________ One day in December, while volunteering at Wat Opot, the […]
Rice Harvest
Many things in our community have changed over the years, but other things remain the same. Planting rice is something we have tried to do every year, and even though our fields do not produce a lot of rice, we like to plant it anyway as a community project… and as a reminder of who we are. The children know the […]