I am writing this blog two days before my departure to Thailand. I’m thrilled to embark on
this trip, as I’ve never been this far from home, and I’m eager to explore the city of
Bangkok. I imagine this trip to be very exciting and educational, as I’m going to be
socialising with the Thai students at Kasetsart University and other delegates from the
upcoming MUN conference. I imagine Thailand to be a beautiful city with very kind people
people and many building attractions to view, museums to visit, markets to explore.
Academically, I expect it to be quite similar in terms of systems. Culturally, I expect it to
be quite different from ours, as I know that some of the population in Thailand follows
Buddhism. I would like to visit one of their temples and further expand my knowledge
about the religion.
As for socially, I hope they are friendly and kind people who will inform me more about
their country, build connections with them and hope to see them again when they come
Take me to London and show me around the places they enjoy the most going to in their city. As for
the environment, I might first struggle with the climate, such as pollution in the city;
however, I can’t wait to try some Thai traditional food such as Tom Yum Goong, Pad Thai
and different cutties like green and red. I think I will manage the hot weather as I’ve
been to hotter countries and will be staying open-minded and willing to learn about new
things, do some networking and build connections with student’s but also remain
respectful, diplomatic, and understanding of the different points of view they might have.
Overall, I’m very excited to go and I believe this will be a very unique experience for me
that will most certainly help me improve my public and social skills, further expand my
knowledge culturally and educationally, and represent the University of Westminster as
best as possible
Hajar Zaher