Self-sustainability is one of the primary organizational goals of The Charis Project as we seek to serve the people of Maesot and surrounding areas of Thailand. Our children’s home, Baan Saeng Sawaan, is the furthest along in this with their farming program, egg production and four new piglets. After this past weekend they can now…
Category: Traveling
Tropical DIY Deodorant
Before leaving for Thailand, my excellent wife found a DIY Deodorant recipe from WellnessMama.com. The main ingredients were coconut oil, baking soda, arrow root/corn starch and essential oil for aroma. I had my hesitancy to exchange my High Endurance Old Spice. But the sad fact is that deodorants in general just don’t work that well…
Carried Away (the culture shock post)
Friends and family ask us how it is living in Thailand. I usually say that we’re doing well. I talk about what we’ve accomplished since being here, the things we’ve learned, maybe a funny situation or two or perhaps some sort of oddity that is normal here but you’d never see in the States. But this doesn’t…
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