Because the students had testing (midterms...gross), Ari and I were free for the day, which meant a great day to go over to the University (UDRU) to visit. Technically, we are students there, so it was probably about time that we made an appearance. Dr. Denny showed us around the school, as well as took us to two different classes where we were able to meet and talk to students. You have no idea how great it was to simply have conversations with people that were 21 and 22 years old. That was the best feeling in the world- you don't know how valuable something is until you aren't able to have it. That leads me to give a special shout out to all of my friends back home- thank you for talking to me for the last 21 years; I would have been incredibly lonely without you. The students were great; they asked us about our home lives and we asked them question after question as well. Two of the students spoke English very fluently, which made it much easier to communicate with them. They would then translate to the others for us, and visa versa. We asked them the typical questions any college student would ask...
-what do you do for fun on the weekends?
-where do typical college students live?
-is it normal for most students to head off to college in Thailand?
-Do most college students go out on the weekends?
-what is a "typical" date? Where do you go?
(I know we asked a million more, but those are the ones I can remember off the top of my head.)
After meeting with the two classes, we went out to lunch with Denny and Dr Panayuth Choeybal, a professor at the university. We then walked
around the campus and talked about Thailand as a whole, as well as shared
stories about the culture and how different it is from the states.
After school, I went for a run through the neighborhood. I now know better
than to go a certain way, as two stray dogs started barking at me and then
chased me when I kept running... it was terrifying.
Only in Thailand...
Xoxo Kenzkeg
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