Category Archives: 2014 Thailand Learning Abroad Blog
Thai Traditional Massage for Health
second post
Thai Cooking Class
On Monday December 30 we went to a Thai cooking school. We learned how to cook four traditional Thai dishes, including green curry and Pad Thai. This was a great experience! The class was both helpful and eye opening. It was helpful by showing us what ingredients went into some of the popular dishes here in Thailand. This is also helpful for us so we can know what we’re eating and not be afraid of the foods we will be eating for the next few weeks. Our teacher was hilarious and made the experience all the more enjoyable. The class opened my eyes and showed me just how simple cooking Thai food can be. I feel like I can be a master Thai chef now and can’t wait to try making some of the dishes when I return home! (:
Holly demonstrating how cooking Thai food is not a strength of hers. She dropped an egg.
Post #1- First Impressions
After leaving the airport and getting on the bus to the first hotel in Bangkok, I was in awe, I couldn’t believe we were finally in Thailand. Getting off the bus at the hotel, the first thing that I noticed was the smell. It was not a pleasant smell at all. I’ve been to New York City before and that’s all I could think about. Just the smell of a dirty city. I was exhausted, so it felt nice to actually sleep in a bed finally. In the morning I couldn’t believe breakfast was outside. It was so nice to be able to eat breakfast outside in the beginning of winter.
First Impressions
Awakening
Thailand’s Surprise
Bangkok |
Chiang Mai |
Post by Katelyn S.
Sawatdee Ka!
Post #2 by Tom Lonergan
After a few days getting settled in Chiang Mai, I’m finally starting to get the feel of Thailand. Multiple trips to the night markets have shown me hundreds of booths but not a lot of variety in the products they sell. Riding to the market hanging off the back of a truck full of people made me feel like a little kid again. The experience of both the market and the ride to the market makes me wish laws back in the U.S. were more lax, it makes things more fun. Cooking class brought me back to my very first job cooking at a Mongolian grill, and the food was very good. The monk chat was very interesting to me as someone who is not religious at all. The Buddhist philosophy is something I can see myself looking into a lot more and meditation is a practice that has interested me for a long time. I cannot wait to experience the new year here in Chiang Mai and am beyond excited for all the activities that lie ahead in 2014 here in Thailand.