As the departure date for our journey draws near, we want to present you with the general flow of our course upriver from Cambodia to Southwestern China. Below you will find a “narrative itinerary” for our trip. We say narrative, as we’ll......Read More
Dearest Dragons, With just a weeks until we meet up in Southeast Asia, we have a collection of small assignments for you. We invite you to engage in the themes we’re going to be learning about so that we’re all on the same page and super excited......Read More
Dear students, We write to you today to introduce one of the main themes of our semester along the Mekong, a theme we call “Mind Like Water.” While we will encounter communities along the Mekong who are Christian, Muslim, Animist, Atheist, or......Read More
Sa Wad Dee Krub! My name is Chatchai Krongyut, but you can just call me by my nickname “Guy” for short (it means “chicken” in Thai and Lao). I was born and raised in Ubon Rathchathani in northeast Thailand. I grew up on a small farm but I......Read More
Hello from your instructor team! We hope you are all reading up about the places we will visit, thinking about what you want out of the semester, and generally getting excited for our incredible course together. To help you in your course......Read More
Dear friends, This note is to remind you that you won’t need any electronics on this course. If you would like to bring something, please follow these guidelines: WHAT? Not permitted: Cell phones, computers, iPads & other tablets, iPods &......Read More
Dear Students & Families, As you prepare for the upcoming departure, don’t forget about your pre-course webinar recording! While many of you joined us for the live discussion and Q&A, we also recorded the conversation and presentation so......Read More
Hello, ni hao, sabaidee, suasdey! A warm welcome from rainy Seattle, where I am relishing the tall evergreen trees, emerald moss, and moody, textured skies that I grew up around. A very different climate than the ones we will encounter along the......Read More
Dear Fellow Traveler, Imagine yourself sitting on the banks of a might river, your toes dipped into the water. Upstream, lost in the mist loom the sheer icy peaks of the Himalaya. Downstream, past dams and rice fields, fishing boats and muddy......Read More
Greetings Fellow Adventurers! Welcome to the 2019 Mekong Spring Semester Program Yak Board! In just over a month, you will arrive in Phnom Penh and begin a sojourn that will change your life in unforeseen ways. This journey will present challenges......Read More
South America: Andes & Amazon - Group A, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group B, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group C, Indonesia: Community, Culture, and Conservation, Mekong: The Tibetan Plateau to the Heart of Southeast Asia, Nepal: Himalayan Studies - Group A, Nepal: Himalayan Studies – Group B
Dear Spring 2019 Travelers, It’s great to see your Yak Board come to life! This is a very exciting time of year for all of us, and while we understand that you’re likely anxious to meet your traveling companions, we have a request for you:......Read More
South America: Andes & Amazon - Group A, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group B, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group C, Indonesia: Community, Culture, and Conservation, Mekong: The Tibetan Plateau to the Heart of Southeast Asia, Nepal: Himalayan Studies - Group A, Nepal: Himalayan Studies – Group B
Dear Spring 2019 students, Welcome to the Dragons community and your course’s Yak Board! You can think of your course’s Yak Board as a online group journal and virtual bulletin board. Pre-course, you will use the Yak Board to introduce......Read More
