Surin, Thailand: Extras

Are you on Thailand overload yet? I think I may be- especially with the number of breakout posts! Since the previous entries didn’t mention everything about my trip, I wanted to take the time to share some of the extras that made my experience that 

Surin, Thailand: Elephants

The moment you’ve all been waiting for… ELEPHANTS! Even though I have my [other] favorite pictures towards the bottom of this post, I can’t wait to share my ALL-TIME favorites of the entire trip. They encapsulate the beauty of me and my experience  – love 

Surin, Thailand: Mahout Olympics

Sawadeeka (Hello!) Cheers to another breakout post from Surin! Here you will find my brief description of what the Mahout Games were and you will find out who the WINNER was…MY TEAM, I mean, you will soon find out 🙂 On the Saturday before the 

Surin, Thailand: Interspersed Activities

It’s become quite a theme with this mini series – lengthy posts! Thus, breaking them up was absolutely necessary. I actually think I am getting myself confused with all the different posts. I can’t seem to keep track of all of them anymore. Since the 

Surin, Thailand: Bougie Group

Here’s a little bit about the wonderful friends (and volunteers) I got to spend time with while we were in Surin! Amazing people ?? L: 18 year-old from Germany, who just finished her A-term (equivalent to American high school). She was on her own personal 

Surin, Thailand: Life on the Project

Hello Surin! Eventually, after all the traveling, JM and I made it to Surin! We arrived late in the afternoon with our other two volunteer friends – both girls from Germany, 18 and 19 respectively (L & K). When we arrived, we were greeted by 

Surin, Thailand: Introduction

I am clearly a bad blogger. I take the biggest trip of my life and it takes me a long ass time to actually post it. I will admit that I took the easy route by posting my Ohio posts and my future plans to 

Bangkok, Thailand

(Update: it took me two nights to get through Stranger Things and a week to get through this post. Guess which one kept my focus a little more than the other ?. I’ve also managed to watch the entire 1st season of Mindhunter. I apologize 

I’m Backkk…and Thailand was GREAT!

Long flights. Bangkok. Surin. Elephants. Dirty feet. New friends. Successful trip! After 24 hours of travel and a great trip to Thailand, I am back in the states…and sleeping in my own bed. I immediately used my electric toothbrush and threw my laundry in for