Boppin’ Around Southeast Asia
Grand Cayman Day 4
Today was travel day back home :-(. We had the best time and were so bummed to leave! When I ran into Kim and Mike the day before they said we could join them for their transportation back to the airport that was leaving at 9:30am. We woke up around 7 again and went for…
Grand Cayman Day 3
We woke up “vacation early” for stingrays around 7 am. We got ready then got a couple pastries from the bakery. Allyssa and I both got the same chocolate croissant she had the day before. Then Katie and I played Mancala on this neat bench they had until our transportation arrived! We got on the…
Grand Cayman Day 2
Today we planned to hit the beach. We woke up and went to the gym for Katie’s Boot Camp. Allyssa and I don’t really work out but Katie does so we wanted her to take us through a workout. We did a 30-minute workout that nearly killed Allyssa and I but we made it through. …
Grand Cayman Day 1
Today was scuba day for me! I woke up early to head to the beach where the boat was set to pick me up for the dive. I signed the waiver and was fitted for my BCD, then they said the boat was waiting for me so I had to hustle on the sand which…
Grand Cayman Day 0
I woke up at 3:30am after about 2.5 hours of sleep if I’m being optimistic. The Lyft driver who took me to the airport was thankfully not a talker which I very much appreciated at that hour. Cleveland Hopkins was hopping which I had learned to expect at that hour on a Thursday so I…
Southeast Asia Day 16
Today was our third and final full day in Bangkok. In the morning, we prepared for our exam. Then we took the exam and headed to lunch at a really nice buffet called the Red Oven. It had lots of different types of food and it was all delicious. My favorite was probably the salmon…
Southeast Asia Day 15
Today was our second full day in Bangkok and Arnav’s birthday. We had a speaker in the morning named John Nielsen who basically just talked about his life experiences. He has worked a lot of different jobs in different countries with different companies so it was really neat to hear about his international perspective. I…
Southeast Asia Day 14
Today was a huge day. It was our first full day in Bangkok and I definitely feel like we made the most of it. In the morning, we had breakfast at the hotel then took the Sky Train to the pier. We got on the boat and it took us to Wat Arun, in English…
Southeast Asia Day 13
Today was a travel day but it was still a lot of fun. It was our last day in Chiang Mai and our first day in Bangkok. We started out by going to the university for a cooking demonstration. They made a noodle soup with chilli paste. I had some, although it was quite spicy!…
Southeast Asia Day 12
Today was our second and last full day in Chiang Mai. It was a fun day! We started out at the university’s farm. We learned more about how the Royal Project has helped local communities learn to farm their land most effectively. Then we actually got to go out into the field and plant rice…
Southeast Asia Day 11
Today was mostly academic. In the morning, we had breakfast in the hotel and then headed for Mae Jo University. When we arrived, we were greeted with a lecture by the University President. He told us about the school as well as the agriculture in the region. We are partnered with an ecotourism exchange program…
Southeast Asia Day 10
Today is the halfway point of the program. We had a free morning this morning. I used it to sleep in a bit, have breakfast, and study for our exam. I also walked down the beach a bit and got a mango. It was delicious and the woman gave me a free bag of bananas…
Southeast Asia Day 9
Today we did very little. It was a program free day and we have all been exhausted from our super busy days. In the morning we went to an elephant sanctuary. There we were able to ride elephants, hold a baby alligator, and feed adult alligators. I loved the elephants. They are gorgeous animals and…
Southeast Asia Day 8
Today was rather unexceptional as it was just lectures and travel. We started out with a company visit that was at the hotel where we learned about the management of the hotel. I didn’t know much about the hospitality industry previously but it was super interesting to learn about. The most interesting thing we learned…
Southeast Asia Day 7
Today was our only full day in Cambodia. Initially, I was quite unsure if I would like Cambodia but I wound up really loving it! Today was all temples so it was a lot of walking outside in the heat but I still loved it. To start, we woke up at 4:30 am to see…
Southeast Asia Day 6
This morning we had a flight to Cambodia scheduled to depart at 8:40 am. We woke up at 5 and were at the airport at 6, only to discover that our flight had been delayed until 12:30. We just hung out in the airport during that to time. To be honest, the only thing we…
Southeast Asia Day 5
Today is our last day in Vietnam. I’m really sad to leave! I am excited and anxious to move on to Cambodia but I have loved Vietnam and know I will really miss it. We started off our last day with breakfast at the hotel and then an exam at the downtown Ho Chi Minh…
Southeast Asia Day 4
Today was also focused on school rather than tourist activities. We visited Heineken and Intel and then went out to the city on our own. First we visited Heineken. It was a really nice brewery. The most interesting thing I learned at Heineken is that Tiger beer is also brewed there. Tiger is a local…
Southeast Asia Day 3
Today we went to the university and mostly had lectures all day, so this might not be the most intriguing blog post. We had breakfast in the hotel to start, like we always do. Before we left, I tried to exchange some dollars for dong at the hotel but they said they were totally out!…
Southeast Asia Day 2
Today was Mekong Delta Day and also when we met our buddies. We had breakfast at the hotel and then got on the bus to head out to Mekong Delta. On the way there, we stopped at a pagoda called Buu Lam Temple. Arnav’s buddy Koi told him that it was a tourist trap but…
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