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PICTURE YOURSELF IN
THAILAND & CAMBODIA
Introduction to Thailand:
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
A Winter Course with Travel in May-June 2013
Explore the “Land of Smiles” and its southeastern
neighbor, and learn first-hand about exotic
cultures half way around the globe! Whether your
interest is history and politics, the arts, religion,
ancient ruins and gilded palaces, or modern-day
commerce, you can expect unique and inspiring
encounters on this journey, for a price you would
never be able to match on any other 3-4 week tour.
For more information, contact:
Professor Peter Goodrich, [email protected]
Professor William Ball, [email protected]
or the International Programs office,
[email protected]; 227-2510
Who should go?
• Any NMU student, in any major or minor
• Community members and students at other
universities who register and pay the NMU tuition
and International Program fees
• Anyone desiring to travel and see the world
• Anyone desiring to make new friends and directly
experience another culture
• Anyone willing to act responsibly as an ambassador
for your nation and NMU
Could you be in this picture?
…Or this one?
It’s easier than you may think!
What do I need?
• Complete easy application form for Study Abroad
• Have valid (through 2013) passport. (No passport?
Contact International Programs at 227-2510 to help
you get one)
• Pack hot weather clothing, practical footgear
• Update immunizations: MMR, DPT, Hep A/B, Typhoid
• Keep clothing modest for visits to temples and royal
sites
• Smile!
What will it cost?
• Registering for 12-18 total credit hours in
Winter 2013 gets NMU flat rate tuition
• Financial Aid packages can be applied
• Estimated International Program Fee: $3,800
(Thailand), $1,200 (Cambodia), includes round
trip transportation, housing, excursions, and
many meals!
• Pocket money: $500 or more (Southeast Asia
is really inexpensive)
Where will we go?
• A week in and around
Bangkok
• A week in and around
Chiang Mai
• A week on Phuket
Island
• An optional week at
Angkor Wat with a rural
village stay in Cambodia
CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?
Here’s a tentative itinerary subject to change as plans firm up…
Week 1
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Thu. May
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Departure
Arrival in Bangkok (circa 11:45 PM)
Orientation class at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open
University: Thai history and government
Visit Jim Thompson’s House; Siam Square shopping
Chatujak Weekend Market; Free afternoon
Royal City Grand Palace compound and temples; Thai
National Museum; Evening Chaophraya dinner cruise
Orientation class at Bangkok Thonburi University: Thai
culture & economy;
Visit Phranakhon Rajabhat University: Music, Dance,
Muaythai; Khao San Road shops and ros Bus tour: Damnoan Saduak floating
market and Rose
Garden cultural shows
Jim Thompson’s House, National
Museum
Floating Market, Grand Palace
Chatujak Market, Ayutthaya
Week 2
• Sun. May
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Bus tour: Bang Pa-In royal palace and Ayutthaya
Free day in Bangkok!
AM Flight to Chiang Mai
Tour city and visit mountaintop Wat Doi Suthep
Northern-style Khantoke dinner
Thai cooking and music classes
Visit Home industries along San Khamphaeng
Road: pottery, silk, silver, painted umbrellas
Service project: teaching English at primary school
Hill tribe village excursion
Elephant camp and bamboo rafting
Night Bazaar, Doi Inthanon
Around Chiang Mai
Temples and Elephant Trekking
Week 3
• Sun. May 27
• Mon.
28
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• Thu.
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• Fri. June 1
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Wow – free day in Chiang Mai!
Bus tour: Doi Inthanon National Park
Flight to Phuket; Tour Phuket town, settle
in at beach hotel
Phangnga Bay tour, or Kaew Phra Taew
rainforest, Gibbon Rehabilitation Center
Thalang National Museum, Marine
Research Center, sunset at Cape Promthep
Free beach day
Free beach day
Phuket, Thai massage – ahhh!
Phangnga Bay, James Bond Island
Do they look female to you?
Week 4
• Sun. June 3
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Free morning; PM flight to Bangkok airport
Early AM Departure for USA for 3 cr.
students
AM Departure to Siem Riep, Cambodia for
4 cr. students; Orientation session
Silk farm; Home stay in Banteay Chhmar
Explore temple ruins and rural village life
Lesser known Angkor Wat temples
Tonle Sap floating village, bird sanctuary
Major Angkor Wat temples; return flight
Early AM departure for USA via Bangkok
Banteay Chmar
Angkor Wat at sunset
The Bayon, Ta Proehm
Tonle Sap floating village
Khmer smiles, Angkor Wat monks
How will I get to go?
• Fill out a 2013 FLSA Application, available online at
http://webb.nmu.edu/InternationalPrograms/SiteSections/St
udyAbroad/FacultyLed/FacultyLedStudyAbroad.shtml
• Register for Winter 2013 (even though travel is in May-June)
• Enroll in 3-4 cr. EN 495/595 or EN 495W/595W (for writers) or
3 cr. PS 495: Study Abroad – SE Asia
• Pay required tuition and fees (3 installments beginning
February) by the deadlines
• Attend required preparation sessions in late March and April,
after Spring Break
What assignments are required?
• 8 hours classroom preparation and assigned reading in late
March and April
• Journal during trip, every day
• Writing project (10 pages minimum) for grade, as defined by
course instructor
• Additional paper for Cambodia, if you elect to go
• Due date for writing project(s): End of Summer Session 1
• Audit option (no required paper) available for college
graduates and community members
Any questions?
Are you in? Share this Power Point and spread the word!
The more who enroll, the lower the cost for all!