October 20, Taw Nor Teaching Hospital, Kawkareik Township, Myanmar. Early this morning, a young woman and her husband arrived at Taw Nor Teaching Hospital. She was immediately taken to the delivery room. Our medics, nurse midwife, and only doctor were pulled out of a Maternal and Child Survival training course to attend to the patient.[…]
End of our journey As we come to the end of our journey and begin to say our goodbyes to all of the the incredible people we have had the opportunity to meet, it has become clear to me that our new friends here have made more of an affect on my life than I[…]
Over the past ten days Global Neighbours and I have visited migrant communities, refugee camps, a number of schools, and of course the students here in Mae Sot furthering their knowledge to take back and share with their communities in Myanmar. I have learned about the fear and distrust these people have of a place[…]
At the beginning of this trip I had an idea of what it might be like, everything up until this point has completely surpassed everything I had imagined. Stephanie said the other day that smiles are what stick the most. My first smile was in the Muslim migrant village, we were driving away after a[…]
The Past Days The days get harder and harder as I near the end of my stay. The hearts of the children and adults I met here in the refugee camps and in the schools, are gold, pure and larger than words can explain. The friends I have met here are sacred. Meeting many individuals[…]
Today we did something truly amazing and spectacular. We travelled over treacherous terrain to reach a remote village high up in the mountains of Burma. It started off packed into the back of trucks down jungle trails then on boats across the river and finally on tractors to reach our final destination. The scenery was[…]
This day was a very special day. It impacted me in a way that I will never forget. We visited Mae La, a refugee camp near the border of Burma. There was a highway that we followed then took a very narrow bumpy road down into the camp entrance. Upon arrival it was brought to[…]
We had our morning in the market on December 4th. After breakfast at a place called Lucky’s we split into teams for a scavenger hunt. Not only did we have to find items such as pig heads, a sewing machine and building address, we also were on the hunt for items we were going to[…]
Htee Moo Draw School is located in the refugee camp situated in the North West corner of Thailand, near the border of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). The people that live in this camp were forced to flee their country desperate to find safety. In their home country there is a civil war happening right[…]