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Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 6th 2019

We started the day with a late welcome breakfast of cereal, toast, fresh fruits/veggies and fresh orange juice. The faculty and students at BCNC made us feel so welcomed! Shortly after our breakfast, we were served a delicious lunch of pad thai and mango with sweet rice. It was so good!! After eating, we boarded the bus with our Thai buddies to the KadLaung market. The market is a large street market with goods sold by local Thai people. To start shopping, we needed to exchange our US dollars for the Thai baht. I received around 3,100 baht for 100 US dollars. Buying goods in Thailand is so affordable because everything is extremely inexpensive! I bought a lot of souvenirs, and I only spent 20 dollars! After the street market, we took the bus to a ... read more

Asia » Thailand January 5th 2019

Well, we have officially made it to Chiang Mai, Thailand! What a journey it was to get here.. Our first flight was 14 hours from Dulles to Seoul, South Korea, and our second flight took us directly from Seoul to Chiang Mai. The flight was... a struggle. I managed to sleep some over the course of the flight but it was off and on. Thankfully, Molly and Imogen sat beside me, and they proved to be good traveling companions. By the end of the 24 hours, we landed in Chiang Mai! Getting through customs was quite chaotic. Eventually, we found our way to our Thai buddies. They so kindly greeted us with flower necklaces and warm hugs. I really appreciate how willing my buddies are to communicate with me in English. It was about a 25 ... read more




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