Habitat for Humanity of Oregon » Intrepid Volunteers Tackle Thailand

as I departed Oregon to volunteer with the Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Work Project in Chiang Mai, Thailand. While the process of getting there doesn't register in most people's minds as being “fun” or even “remotely tolerable,” the fact is ... Poverty in Southeast Asia is endemic, and the drive from the hotel to the worksite offered proof enough with the many corrugated tin shanties lining the sides of the road, some with gaping holes exposing the interior for the rest of ...