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On our final day in Chiang Mai, we got to relax a bit in preparation of the long weekend of travel ahead of us. In the morning, we walked to the Old City and had brunch at the Dada Kafé, … Continue reading →

Today we had our last day of English lessons with the KWAT interns. We were very sad to leave them and amazingly proud to see them accomplish so much! We warmed up by having the interns ask questions about their … Continue reading →

Today we had our penultimate English lesson with the KWAT interns. Leigh Ann also spent some of the day working on the migrant exchange video translation with Mai. This video will be used to increase awareness about the experiences of … Continue reading →

Today we returned to the KWAT intern house for our second and final week of English lessons. We focused on skits and role-playing for our lesson to allow the students to gain confidence and experience engaging in daily conversations. The … Continue reading →

Today we visited the Sunday Market again. We tried lots of interesting foods- Nick had an octopus tentacle! We walked around for over seven hours exploring the Old City and visiting the numerous stalls. We were sad that it was our … Continue reading →

Today we visited some places Mai recommended we see.           First, we went to the Pagoda at Doi Suthep. The sculptures and buildings were beautiful and we could see all of Chiang Mai from the mountain. … Continue reading →

Today Ah Noh took us to meet with some of KWAT’s other partners. It was great to improve our understanding of the organizations that KWAT works within to get a sense of how their work operates. First, we visited ND-Burma- … Continue reading →