Southeast Asia Study Away Program Blog

All about what anticipations and apprehensions participants have before, during and after the study away program in Southeast Asia

Last stretch of trip

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It was an early morning leaving the Maldives, we had to take a speedboat to leave the island (we had to make a spit stop for Sarah lol). We arrived in the Maldivian airport early because Emily had to catch a sea plane for her extended trip so we got lunch in the airport while we waited. From there we left and arrived in Sri Lanka and had to catch a plane to Hong Kong. One the … [Read more...] about Last stretch of trip

Overview of the trip

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Thinking about all the crazy foods and things that we saw; I do not know where to even begin. I came back home and everyone asked about my trip and I did not know where to being to start. I am so thankful and blessed to have been able to experience this trip of a lifetime. It definitely opened my eyes to realizing that there is much more important things in life than what I … [Read more...] about Overview of the trip

Maldives

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The Maldives was the country that i was most excited about and it is all that I could imagine and more! We are staying on a small island called Fulidoo Island which consists of only 300 people. We played a game of pickup volleyball the first day and then continued to play each day at 4:00pm right before they had to go to the temple each night. They had a small cafe that served … [Read more...] about Maldives

The Trip Home

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The trip from the Maldives back to Springfield was an interesting one to say the least. We took the speedboat from Fulidhoo to the airport. From there we had a two hour wait and then flew to Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, our group split in half. My group had a 6 hour layover and then we flew to Hong Kong. We expected to have a short 45 min layover in Hong Kong, but our flight got … [Read more...] about The Trip Home

Highlights

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This trip was an experience of a lifetime. We got to experience a lot of diversity along the trip, whether it was business, education, or leisure. Each country had its own feel. Some of my favorite parts were: -visiting the school and talking with students -talking with members of the community at the US Embassy -taking a tour down the main river in … [Read more...] about Highlights