Study Abroad in Thailand: Summer 2018

Megan Poffinbarger Start Date: Mar 5, 2018 - End Date: Sep 4, 2018
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Study/Degree Abroad
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • Chiang Mai, Thailand

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by: Megan Poffinbarger Start Date: Mar 5, 2018 - End Date: Sep 4, 2018
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Study/Degree Abroad
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
Hey everyone! 

Megan Poffinbarger comin' at ya! I am trying to raise funds for a study abroad trip that I am partaking in this summer to... Thailand! I have the incredible opportunity to study at the university of Chiang Mai and travel to Cambodia as well. I'll be taking numerous excursions around Thailand and will have the opportunity to be be steeped in another culture like nothing else. (Fun fact: Thailand is one of the only East Asian countries that has never been colonized by a Western power, which has led to the preservation of a very unique culture.) Hopefully I'll be able to travel to surrunding countries like Vietnam after the study abroad trip has ended.

I will be taking two classes: one covering the culture of Thailand and another about the rise and fall of Asian civilizations based on their use and abuse of water and resources. These fall perfectly into my Biology degree track and will afford me some awesome experiences. I'm very excited to come back to the United States after this trip with a fresh outlook on human interaction and scoietal structure. I'm also excited to learn about another culture's interaction with the environment and natural world, and implement and teach others these strategies upon my return home. 

I look forward to broadening my scope of the world through travel and am super stoked to get on an airplane (even though it's a 22 hour flight- pray for me) again. I'll hopefully get to ride an elephant while I'm abroad. What a concept: riding an elephant.  

I would so appreciate any moral support and prayer that you all could offer. It is completely up to God if this is going to work or not. Prayer for success (cross your fingers) would be fantastic. Any monetary aid would be helpful as well!

Thanks so much for reading and feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Megan
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • Chiang Mai, Thailand

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