“Before going to Japan to participate in the Global Leadership Program 2025 (GLP), under the theme ‘Education and Cross-Border Cooperation for Sustainable Development,’ together with another student and a chaperone, my hope was simple yet meaningful: to practice speaking English with international friends from prestigious universities, to build connections across cultures, and to form lasting relationships that would inspire a spirit of cooperation for the future.”

From August 2 to 16, 2025, we (XLC: two students and one teacher) participated in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities – Asia Pacific Service Learning Program 2025, with the theme “One with Nature”, at Ateneo de Naga University, Philippines. We had the opportunity to experience a new way of life. Today, we would like to share our thoughts and good experiences on the topic “One with Nature.”

On the 12th and 13th of August 2025, it was a great honor for us at Saengtham College, Xavier Campus, Chiang Rai, to humbly welcome Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, together with Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells and approximately 30 youths from Luxembourg. The atmosphere was filled with joy, warmth, and meaningful cultural exchange.

Once there was a boy who wanted to have a dog. His parents were poor and could not afford to buy him one. After insisting much, his mother decided to give him one hundred Baht and told him this was all she had. The boy want to a shop and saw a lot of little puppies which were lovely. He went inside the shop and asked the owner how much was one. The owner said one thousand Baht. The boy was disappointed and went back home sad. But he could not stop thinking of the beautiful puppies he had seen.