Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Chiang Mai to Phuket

Emma Willard School in ThailandDay 7-Khao Lak PhuketToday we woke up and packed, we were all excited to get to Phuket and the beach. It was quiet during breakfast though, as we realized this was our last day in Chiang Mai and with Mr. Nok. After breakfast we got into a new bus and went to the airport mall. The mall… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Chiang Mai: School of Life Volunteer Project

Emma Willard School in Thailand Day 6 - School of Life - Final night in Chiang Mai"Our first day of community service would never top our elephant/rafting/waterfall experience," I thought to myself as we left the hotel. The ride there was about an hour long and my expectations of a Thai orphanage were far from what we were all about to… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Chiang Mai Take Two: Elephant Trek and Rafting Adventure

Emma Willard School in ThailandDay 5 - Elephants, Hiking to Hill Tribes, Waterfall Lunch & Bamboo River Rafting        The past few days have been fun, but today was by far the most exciting. We woke up at 7am and enjoyed breakfast at the hotel as one should before any big adventure. For transportation today, we headed out in three… [Read Full Article]

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Adventures in Chiang Mai

Emma Willard School in ThailandDay 4 - First Day in Chiang Mai New FriendsAs everyone awoke and looked out the blue curtain of their small but relatively comfortable train bunk, you could see the excitement in everyone's faces to finally arrive in Chiang Mai. This happiness was then quickly shot down by the fact that we still had 5 more hours… [Read Full Article]

Friday, March 09th, 2012

The Grand Palace and a Last Glimpse of Bangkok

Emma Willard School in ThailandDay Three- The Grand PalaceToday we rose early and packed up our things in preparation of our departure of Bangkok. After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, we hopped on the bus for a quick ride to the Grand Palace. On the way, we drove through parts of Chinatown and the flower market. Upon our arrival, we… [Read Full Article]