Published on Nov. 6, 2024
Did you know that you can study abroad for service? Our office and the Office of Study Abroad offer a once in a lifetime program to Northern Thailand in which participants familiarize themselves with Thai culture, customs, and locals and give back to local communities and Asian elephant conservation efforts.
Leading up to departure, students meet regularly with peers and program instructors to study Thai culture and the history of elephant conservation efforts within the South East Asia. Spend one week temple-hopping, cooking Pad Thai in cooking school classes, and receiving Thai massages in the northern cities of both Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Then, for the second week, travel an hour west of Chiang Mai to Elephant Nature Park, a world-renowned non-profit animal sanctuary for Asian elephants that is directed by Lek Chalet, highly acclaimed global animal rights advocate, and her husband Darrick Thompson.
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