There are three phases a study abroad student theoretically goes through while abroad: honeymoon, hostility and home. I have been in Thailand for approximately two months, and I can say with a fair amount of certainty that I skipped the hostility phase completely.
Embarking on a Thai expedition
The train squeaked and shook gently as it left the loading dock. Hungry, tired and unreasonably excited, I boarded an overnight train from the bustling southern Thailand city of Bangkok, bound for my ultimate destination, the mountainous northern city of Chiang Mai.
Mustang engineers cross borders over break
While others were celebrating time off during winter break, Cal Poly’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders’ (EWB) members built six water filtration systems in Huai Nam Khun, a community in rural Thailand.