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INFORMATION
Is Our Program Right for you??
Are you …
• Opened minded
• patient
• flexible
• independent
Do you …
• love to travel
• love challenges and adventures
• love to learn new things
•.have a keen interest in learning about other cultures
And would like to…
• experience the local Isan culture
• share your own culture and custom with others
• get off the beaten track
• meet new friends from all over the world
Preparation
What to bring
• Personal items – clothes, toiletries, medicines, etc
• Sports shoes, and clothes for outdoor activities
• Mosquito repellant containing DEET
• Swimsuit
• Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
• Flashlight
• Some spending money for personal items
• Pictures of your family, friends, and country to share with local people
Program
Fee
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Length of stay |
$US |
Euro |
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2 weeks
3 weeks
4 weeks
6 weeks
8 weeks
10 weeks
12 weeks
Extra
Week |
$ 330
$ 430
$ 500
$ 630
$ 730
$ 830
$
930
$ 50 |
€ 250
€ 325
€ 375
€ 475
€ 550
€ 625
€ 700
€ 35 |
For the program fee, you Do not Pay to be a Volunteer, but
you pay the program fee as the donation for our organization to
spend for the organizing, accommodation, food, transportation,
activities, donations to schools etc.
We are a
non-profit organization, we do not accept or receive funding from
any religious, and political agencies. All of our programs rely on
program fees paid by the volunteers enrolled in the program.
Therefore, we must charge our participants a reasonable fee in order
to keep our program running effectively, and to achieve our goals
together happily. We hope that you will understand why we have to
charge our volunteer.
What does the
program fee cover?
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Airport ,
railway or bus station pickup
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Orientation upon arrival
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Accommodation placement
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Accommodations, laundry and food (3 meals a day with a local
family / School)
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Thai
Language and cultural courses
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Training
materials: books, paper, orientation package
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TV(international),
ADSL internet, video, DVD ,etc
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Village
stay/host family
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Cultural
programs and additional recreational activities
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In-country
transportation, Transport to school
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Project
support costs
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Certificate of performance
from school
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Emergency
support
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Airport
railway or bus station drop off
What program fee does not cover?
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Airfare,
Visa or Visa extension fee
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Airport
taxes
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Any
personal expenses
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Medical
Insurance
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Alcoholic
drinks
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Telephone
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Accommodation
The house is located in a small village near Phonphisai Town, called
Ban Thin Dung which means “peaceful village”. The people of the town make their living from farming, fishing, and working the rice fields. Nearby you can see the Mekong river and Hualaung river, forests, and rice fields all around.
The accommodations consist of home-stays with local host families in the village.The neighbors are very friendly with strong roots to their Isan culture. The warmth of the people and the community will be a lifetime experience
How to get here
“Isan Survivor” provides a pick-up service from Nongkhai to the village where you will be staying. There are many transportations methods to reach Nongkai by the program start date, so choose the method you most prefer …
Trains
From Hualampong train stain in central Bangkok you can easily find a train going to Nongkhai. It is also easy to catch the train from the airport, usually half an hour after the Hualampong train station departure time.
Two trains leave Bangkok for Nongkhai each evening, one around 7 P.M. and another around 8:30 P.M. There is also one morning train. The night trains are usually the most popular. They are quite nice and safe, plus most people manage to sleep fairly well on them. The cost is between 400 and 600 bath.
The train to Nongkhai is the Northeastern line. Schedules and booking for Thai trains.
You can check the time schedule and price by this website
http://www.thairailticket.com
Busses
Many busses from quite a few different companies drive daily from Bangkok to Nongkhai. Most busses depart in the evening and arrive in Nongkhai early in the morning,
or take the bus in the morning and will arrive here at evening, it will
take about 8-10 hours. We recommend going by bus it is faster than
train and smoother trip.
However, if you do want to go by bus - a direct bus to Nongkhai (and on to Vientiane in Laos) leaves from
Mo Chit at about 7:00 P.M. It costs 500 baht. If you would like to take
the Direct bus to Phonphisai where our project is, it is also possible,
you can go to the bus company called "
Air Udon " in Mo chit 2nd floor
Flights
There are daily Thai Air flights between Bangkok and Udon Thani at 6:15 A.M., 12:50 P.M. and 6:15 P.M. The flight takes 45 minutes. At the airport you can find vans that go directly to Nonghkai. In the last year many budget airlines have started offering cheap flights to Udon Thani. Look for flights to and within Thailand at
http://www.domesticflightsthailand.com You can book Thai air flights online at Thai airs web site.
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