thailand highlights

• i have gotten to learn about a new culture and have broadened my mind about ways of life and about the world
• i have learned more and developed more global citizenship skills
• i have been to some amazing and beutiful buddhist wats and the grrand palace among with many temples and other wonderful places
• i have gotten to do some amazing service work with children and thai students and had the chance to learn from others and gotten more from them then what i have done. i have helped with building concrete strructures to clean water for a village and children, paint teacher's  dorms, and garden. i have supported local economies buy buying hand madde goods and textiles. though some of this will only make a short change and doesn't change the world it does help...oh and  treated lice and done health assessments on children.
• i have learned some Thai language and more about the food and Buddhism...i love Buddhism.
• i have absolutely had some of the best time of my life and learned so much.
• i have met some of the most amazing people from my school, Suan Dusit University in Thailand   and all the children, villagers, policeman and everyone i have come across from. 

• i have gotten out of my  comfort zone. 
• i have learned that i can handle recovery away from home and i can also be away from Kelsey and my parents. Never been gone this long without contact or visits. it has been hard but  i amdoing pretty good.