Yesterday morning, we left the safety of Sukothai Hotel, a swish, five-star oasis in Sathorn (and right in the middle of the battle zone) to move to another hotel which is slightly at the edge of all the fighting. This is the first time most of us have left the hotel grounds and into the outside…… Continue reading The crisis in Thailand, from the perspective of a foreigner
A Moment of Zen
Time for a relaxing break from all the International News. I present, the Vaillancourt Fountain at the Embarcadero Centers. https://youtu.be/8KmN4wK361s
Those Brave Western Correspondents
Reading the article Thai protesters defy orders to leave their Bangkok camp I noticed something that I have often noticed before in war/conflict stories. Before I tell you what that is, what caught my eye is a brief blurb on the situation in Bangkok at the center of the conflict. It reads: “Rachel Harvey, BBC…… Continue reading Those Brave Western Correspondents
From Study to Work for Study Abroad Students
The reason it can be challenging is from the moment you graduate, you are on your own and in “the real world,” where you will have to deal with visas, skill sets and a lot of competition from local candidates. The good news is jobs can be found but it really takes a lot of persistence and drive.
Why is the West financing the Human Rights Council?
Western nations are at the moment financing the UN just to be dragged round the arena by dictatorships that could not care less about the purpose of UN. You have to ask yourself why we have to take part in and finance the UN Human Rights’ Council when we are just going to hand it over to some of the worst states on the planet without a word anyway.