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Before aerobics....

June 15th 2011
Not to be redundant, but the differences in visible poverty between Thailand and India were reinforced this morning: I found a 1/2 baat on the ground on the way to work. I found one last week as well, and I have racked up three 1/4 baat pieces. I'm sure Jerry Hembd would not see this as an indicator of socioeconomic status in Bangkok, but I do. There were no coins to be found on the streets ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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Amy Kemen

Letters from an Honorary Asian

Namaste :) As you may already know, my collegiate travel story is different from that of many other Americans. No road trip down Route 66; no backpacking through Europe or a drunken spring break in Mexico for me. Nope, I chose to play Mozart’s Requium Mass with 120 of my peers to a packed concert hall in Tianjin, China. I chose to buy Thumbs Up and Maaza everyday for each meal at a truckstop in India. And now, I choose to sweat from head to toe after walking ½ a block. I choose to let the guava man cut my guava. I choose to smile. I am in the Land of Smiles, Thailand, and this is my story... full info

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