So I'm going to Bangkok to work with the World Vision Asia Pacific Regional Office for about 11 days. Since I've never been to Asia, I'm curious about what it will be like. I also wanted to try keeping in touch in this manner with family and friends.
Hope you each had a wonderful Easter weekend. I send my love and friendship to each of you.
View from my hotel of skytrain
I'm on 32nd floor of my hotel - the skytrain (you can see it if you look really closely) is at the front entrance of the hotel - that's how big the hotel is!!
About Me
- Paul
- This blog is meant to share my travels with family and friends while I'm in Bangkok
5 comments:
Dear Paul,
Thank you for thinking of us.
What will you be doing in Bangkok?
des
Paul, I'm so impressed that you have set up a glog. Thanks for pushing another "second half of life person" (as my son sometimes refers to me) into this efficient method of staying in touch electronically. Interestingly, I though of Bangkok when the Eliot Spitzer scandal was hitting the papers recently. One of the many shock and disappointment reactions was from groups he had helped earlier working to push against the sex trade. Bangkok is one hot spot for this issue, and I believe that the work of groups like World Vision can get to the root of problems we see resulting in child prostitution.
One of the lessons of international travel that strikes me immediately is to not take anyting for granted. For instance - English. Here what popped up when I tried to respond to Des' comment:
ไม่สามารถใช้ข้อมูลส่วนตัวได้
ไม่สามารถแสดงข้อมูลส่วนตัวของ Blogger ที่คุณขอ ผู้ใช้ Blogger จำนวนมากยังไม่ได้เลือกที่จะแสดงข้อมูลส่วนตัว
ถ้าคุณเป็นผู้ใช้ Blogger เราขอแนะนำให้คุณ เปิดใช้การเข้าถึงข้อมูลส่วนตัวของคุณ
If someone wants to translate that for me.... :-)
Anyway, thanks for your posts, Des and Kathryn.
I am here in Bangkok to help the World Vision Regional office, responsible for supporting 18 Asia National offices, to increase their business continuity and crisis management preparedness.
In terms of the sex trade here, it has been high on WV's awareness, and we have spent some major dollars on billboards, increased lobbying for stricter US laws, and setting up some safe houses here. Don't know too much more, but you can check out a WV US web page on it here:
http://www.worldvision.org/get_involved.nsf/child/globalissues_stp?Open&lid=learn_more_cstp&lpos=main
Nice to see your smiling face and read your reflections. I will keep you in my prayers and await further pix/thoughts. All the best, JD
Thanks JD!!
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