A snapshot of 7 weeks in Bali

A Myanmar Monastery

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November 22nd 2016
This is the story of how I spent a month volunteering in a monastery/meditation centre where I spent time helping monks collect donations to feed 3,000 people each day, teaching local Burmese children English, helping the elderly and disabled to eat and wash and sometimes even assisting doctors with the treatment of patients in the centre - all of which was completely new to me and often outside m ... read more

Asia » Burma

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more