Academic gains:
At Din Dang, I learned about how easy it is to brick houses, which are constructed mainly from clay and manure. I loved getting to actually make the bricks, and that afternoon we finished about 90 of them.
Mangrove forests help protect coastal areas from erosion, storm surge, and tsunamis. After reading tons of articles about these trees, we got to plant some!
During our final project, we researched elephant trekking sustainability at Asia Safari. The workers were super friendly and were willing to answer all of our questions about the trail, the elephants, and their composting projects.
Cultural gains:
We visited an orphanage called Home & Life, which takes care of kids who are tsunami victims. It was so much fun getting to know them and learning some of the Thai games that they play :)
At our homestay, we met their daughter Sairung and were invited to her 20th birthday party. The food was amazing and we got to make lots of new friends.
It was such an unforgettable trip! -Grace Lee
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