THINK Global School Yearbook 2011-2012

“The first thing that surprised me was the beautiful jungle that I saw when I was on my flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. I didn’t know before that Thailand would be such a beautiful country.

Learning about Thai culture on the second day I got to know that there are a few similarities between my country, Afghanistan, and Thailand.

Fot instance, when you go to the rural villages you respect the locals by sitting if they are sitting or standing if they are standing, which is just like back home. I truly appreciate how Thai people have kept their old traditions throughout time.”

- Jawed “My initial impression of Chiang Mai was not what I expected. On previous visits to Thailand I had only been in Bangkok, which is like a concrete jungle, but there isn’t really any comparison between Chiang Mai and Bangkok. Chiang Mai is more spread out and less crowded. It’s also much cooler here than in Bangkok and there are more trees. The fact that the country is so different and the culture varies so much from north to south is amazing.

My first impression of the Thai people is that they are very hard-working.

You rarely see anyone standing around doing nothing. People here are focused on what they need to do and get it done.”

- Cameron