This past weekend, I got an email from Mahidol University confirming my acceptance into their International College! It has been quite the journey to get this point. I originally applied to the University of Hong …
Thailand
From Rice Paddies to Sky Scrapers
These past few weekends have been so incredible it is hard to believe that we are leaving in less than a week, if my mind is already reminiscing about Bangkok I cannot imagine the extent …
Momentary Mahout-ing and Paradise-living
And we’re back from our trip to paradise. Last weekend was packed with adventure, right now we are all pretty exhausted and have been peeling our sunburns and taking extensive naps to recover from the …
Hit the ground running
*I have stopped trying to keep track of the days* So school is really hitting a lot of us now that we have finally arrived at the university and settled into the campus a little. …
Never Fresher
Day 5 It feels like the days just fly by here. Not to mention, we haven’t really had much down time to speak of (not that we have been letting ourselves have any, we’re in …
Green Papaya Salad
Day 3: So today consisted of: class, really cool market, more class, and a brief walk around Chiang Mai university campus in the evening. In class we covered how to order food and what different …
First days as a Farang
Day 1 So we have finally arrived in Thailand! The plane rides here were quite a pain but it was definitely worth it. The temperature here is probably the hardest thing to adapt to but …
Simple Happiness
As we got off of the bus at 5:00 AM in Sa Pa, Vietnam, tiny village women approached us. They immediately asked us if we wanted to go on a hike with them and then …
The Land of Smiles After All
So I’ve had several technological difficulties since living in Thailand: my phone, iPad, and MacBook all have broken…but have no fear because all of those problems have been solved and replaced with good karma. Last …
Babies on Motorbikes
After being in Bangkok for over a little more than 2 months, I have become accustomed to the things that surprised me so much when I had first arrived. It’s amazing how fast the culture …