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Education to Stateless Children from BurmaRalston Nasal, educator of stateless children from Burma. Making a difference in your world.Ralston Nasal said she never planned to open a school for the stateless children from Burma. But when she saw children late at night in the streets of Chiang Mai who had no access to education, she decided to teach them herself. Words spread about the free classes and as more students showed up and Nasal enlisted volunteers, hired a small bus and used her own money to turn her house into a school.“So, its really time to get them into regular schools and they just. They wouldnt take them even if I offered to sponsor them the fees. Most of Ralston Nasals students are children of migrate workers from Chi state of Burma and do not have Tai citizenship or language skills, making it difficult for them to enroll in Thai schools. Also many of her students do not have the time or money for regular schools, because they have to work to support their families.”“Some of them market noodle shops, maybe from like streets, er, from 5 p.m. to 2 oclock in the morning .So they cant go to school at 7 oclock in the morning.” Nasal says in the last few years her school- Thai Freedom House- has taught about 200 children English, Tai and Art. The school also teaches the Shan language because most of children didnt receive good education in Burma. Nasal also arranges for craft makers to teach the children how to make things they can sell to help support their families.“They dont have country, you know. They dont have their family structure here to support them. But if you cant give them education, language and ways to express themselves, which is why we focus on the arts. Thats the case Thats another kind of freedom that otherwise they wouldnt have.”14 yearold Mango said when she moved into Thailand 3 years ago, her parents tried to enroll her in a Thai school. But because she didnt have a birth certificate, she was rejected.“I want to say thank you to the teachers and Thai Freedom House. If there was no home like this, I would have no place to go to continue my education. Thank you for Freedom House.”Ralston Nasal has spent most of her savings to keep the school open, although she selects donations for the schools, but Nasal says that they are never enough. Still she says also educating her students is worth the struggle.I am Daniel Shalff for VOA Make a Difference in Chiang Mai, Thailand.VegetarianVoice-over In this corner, standing three meters tall, and weighing in at 4,000 kilograms, the strong vegetarian Triceratops. And in this corner, at 12 meters tall, and 6,400 kilograms the frightening meat-eater Tyrnnosaurus Rex. Vegetarian against meat-eater. The world can never decide.Speaker1 I am not vegetarian. I like meat.Speaker2 I absolutely love meat.Speaker3 I am mostly a vegetarian .Speaker4 I like eating fish more than meat.Speaker5 I eat lots of fruit and vegetables. I eat lots of raw food.Speaker6 I think red meat is bad for you.Speaker7 I kind of like vegetables, some vegetables, But I could never stay away from meat.Voice-over This is Helen Herita who is a cook and author who writes about vegetarian cooking. Helen is shopping to prepare a vegetarian meal.This is Tom Loftus. Tom also works as a chef. He also teaches college students about cooking. Tom mainly cooks meals using meat.There are good things about being a vegetarian.Helen: I think there are five main reasons why Im a vegetarian. One would be the environmental ecological impact. That means soil conservation or wise use of our lands. Two would be personal health. We know that, um, vegetarianism promotes health and meat eating creates disease. Third would be finances. Its much cheaper. And the fourth reason would be the ethics because its really a loving way to exist. And the fifth would be for spiritual growth so, you know, youre not killing. Its non-violent.Voice-over There are also good reasons to eat meat.Tom: Meat in the diet is, uh, very nutritious, um, and, and one of the reasons for that is that the proteins that occur in meat products are very similar to the proteins in the human body. Most people, myself included, find meat to be very tasty. Uh, one of the contributing factors to that is the fat content, uh that is, uh in most meat products.Helen My meat eating friends think they cant get a good tasting vegetarian meat, but on the contrary, I use all the freshest ingredients, all the great spices and herbs, and together that gives the palate the satisfaction that people are looking for. And, at the same time, Im not relying on the fat in meat for flavor.Voice-over Vegetarian or meat eater? The battle continues.Fado Music in Lisbon Youve certainly seen how charming Lisbon is, but this city has a dark side, when that is marked by betrayal, jealousy and gut-wrenching heartache. Its expressed in a musical style distinctive to Lisbon known as fado, and fado is heard throughout Lisbon. But make sure you go to an authentic place, because you are listening and hearing this countrys soul.I was told that clube de fado, located in the dark narrow streets of the Afarma is an excellent choice. Both women and men sing fado. Its accompanied by special Portuguese twelve-string guitar. The musical style is extremely expressive. Its an eye shut, mouth open, bare your soul kind of music.First of all, you should listen to fado no earl