Stand UP Thailand Update #6 Dear Friends and Families, Greetings from Bangkok!  Stand UP Thailand just spent an amazing final Shabbat together at the beach on the gorgeous island of Koh Larn.  We enjoyed some much needed down time for rest, relaxation, and water sports on the beach.  After Havdallah, explored the town on the [...]

Stand UP Thailand Update #5 Dear Friends and Families, Our volunteering in the Kareni village has sadly come to an end. We had an amazing experience working with the kids in the village and getting to know the villagers. It was great to see all of our hard work on the mushroom hut come to [...]

Stand UP Thailand Update #4 July 10, 2017 Today was our first full day in Mae Hong Son.  We took trucks to the Longneck village of the Kareni tribe.  Several people got “smacked” by leaves on the way there but it was low-key funny!  The kids in the village greeted us with a song, so [...]

Welcome to Mae Hong Son! Stand UP Thailand has arrived in Mae Hong Son, a rural northern Thai community where we will be volunteering with the Kareni Hill Tribe.  Starting tomorrow, we will be working to build a mushroom farm to help bring money into the community as well as working in the community’s small [...]

Elephants, Scavenger Hunt, and a Show! July 6, 2017 By: Olivia Galel Stand Up Thailand participant Today we woke up really early, 6:00am, so that we could get to the elephant sanctuary where we would have the trip of a lifetime. Once we arrived at the elephant sanctuary, we overlooked mountains, adorable elephants, and a [...]

Stand UP Thailand Update #1 Welcome to Thailand! After a minor setback with flight delays, we have officially made it to Chiang Mai!  After breakfast at our hotel, we went to visit the Doi Suthep Temple and learned a bit about Buddhism and Northern Thai culture. Our next stop was lunch at the Vegan Heaven [...]