Today you have a choice that's truly worth considering. How about the option of being able to tour Thailand while you get to see that part of the country that's totally off the beaten track. You will get to vibe with the local people some young and some old. These could be villagers who are in need of help from the likes of you only if you go as volunteer in Thailand.
There are several volunteer jobs Thailand that you can opt for. You can be a teacher or help out with medical care. You can assist in childcare or in environmental issues concerning animals. As volunteer Thailand you can opt for a building project or in helping in a community project. Each of these projects will take you to some quaint area in Thailand where you will get to see Thailand in the raw.
Volunteer jobs Thailand are available for you to pick from. Supposing you wish to opt as a volunteer teacher. It's not necessary that you should be a professor. What's important is your interest in imparting your knowledge to someone who is illiterate. It could be a child whom you would be teaching English. You can imagine your happiness when the child will progressively gain fluency in the language because of your help. As volunteer Thailand you could be a teacher in orphanages or in primary schools and either secondary schools or if you so desire you could even opt for teaching children with special needs. You would need to travel to Surin that's in eastern Thailand.
A childcare project could take you to Phuket and a turtle conservation project to Rayong while some projects could land you in Maehongson. It's not necessary for you to be an architect for you to opt for helping in one of the volunteer jobs Thailand has in building maybe a hospital for the poor. You need not be a doctor or a nurse to care for the sick and the orphaned in a hospital and elsewhere. However, there are provisions for you to complete the practical aspects of nursing as a student intern.