A Glance (from the Thai-Burma border)

A view from the Thai-Burma border and a look into the situation of displaced persons.
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Key words: Burma, Thai-Burma border, refugees, social justice, faith
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kskarda

US American expat living Thailand

Gender: Female
Birthday: 18-03-87
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Interest: Burma, displaced persons, life, and meaningful moments
About me: I am returning to a place very near to my heart on the Thai-Burma border, and I hope you will journey with me. After teaching special education two years in rural Louisiana as a part of Teach for America, I made the decision that I needed to return to this part of the world to put into action my passion for justice. Just as when I was a corps member under Teach for America, I will be fervently out to prove that excellent education is not dependent on the best resources or certain socio-economic levels and that my students can achieve on high levels. However, this time I must face some of the deeper, more sobering realities that create refugees, and I hope you all will walk with me and with my students throughout the process. You will have to occasionally forgive my strange sense of humor in the lighter moments, and I promise I will include as many stories as possible, as I encounter them.

Latest posts

After a long silence
I have started and stopped a new blog post or update e-mail so many, many times over the last many months. Every time I stop, by the time I come back, even a few days later, things have changed too drastically to make the post even relevant anymore. That's a difficult place to be and one that h...
Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:39:00
The news I don't know
Right now I'm still in "jungle" mode. This trip in to Chiang Mai, I just haven't really gotten my mind around being in Chiang Mai. Maybe it's largely due to the fact that I've been staying with others with whom I generally see and associate with the jungle. Maybe it's just because I've crossed som...
Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:43:00
Tantalizing dreams of the future
Tomorrow I head back up the mountain to my Shan community after nearly a month in Chiang Mai. I had not planned on staying this long, but getting a work permit delayed me and caused a longer stay here. I cannot even say how much I have missed it and how much I long to return. Which is odd, perhap...
Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:17:00
The Burmese Military apologizes.
Today, while sifting through the news on Irrawaddy and the SHAN Herald, I saw one that struck me. Recently in a staff meeting at Partners, one person lamented the destruction of the new peace agreement already. You see, on May 19, the Shan State Army and the Union Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC...
Wed, 30 May 2012 02:52:00
It's a failed system, not an isolated event.
First of all, thank you, everyone, for how much attention you have given Tsam Hurng over the last couple days. I did not imagine that response. Thankfully, I have also been sent several sources of numbers, so I can correct my statement about the under-five mortality rate. Thankfully the numbers I...
Sat, 26 May 2012 03:15:00