2 months and counting

well, the commitment has been made, I sent in the cash, and I have my ticket in hand. Now it is about raising money for the cause. I didn't think I would be going back to Thailand so soon, and never considered it in the summer. But no one thought that a single day would affect so many people in that region, so off I go. Renee and I are signed up with an organization called United Planet, where we will be doing, well, anything they need us to do in a village near Ranong, Thailand. It was the only organization I could find that was totally organized and directly dealing with survivors of the tsunami. The downfall, is that it is quite expensive. $870 will get us a week of volunteering, room and board with a local family, so that they can generate some income (and create a cultural exchange), and insurance. But I have a week in Thailand before Renee even gets there. SO I have been searching and searching for another oportunity, a little more grassroots. I found some awesome sites that didn;t exist even a month ago. One organization is called Hi Phi Phi (hiphiphi.com). They seem to be doing wonders on the island.