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August 26, Wednesday |
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Depart Narita and Taipei airports for evening flight to
Bangkok. Japanese and Taiwanese students meet at Bangkok
Airport and transfer via chartered bus to Asia Hotel. D |
August 27, Thursday |
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Introductory meeting and planning session. Lunch with
students of Chulalongkorn University. Briefing on Myanmar’s
relations with its immediate neighbor (Thailand) and with
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by Prof.
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director, Institute for Security and
International Studies. Late afternoon meeting with staff
of Burma Issues, an NGO focusing on human rights and other
issues. B |
August 28, Friday |
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Morning meeting with Larry Jagan, independent journalist
covering Burma for the BBC and many news organizations. Followed
by lunch with Mr. Jagan. Afternoon: Meet with staff of Ashoka,
which promotes social entrepreneurship. B, L |
August 29, Saturday |
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Morning flight to Yangon, where the group meets with students
of the Pre-Collegiate Program who will plan and lead our
afternoon schedule. Dinner with Myanmar students. B,
L, D |
August 30 - September 1,
Sunday-Tuesday |
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These days will be led mostly by the Myanmar students
who will guide our entry into their society, whether through
exploring the huge Shwedagon Pagoda which dominates the city,
examining the colonial architecture, talking in one of the
many sidewalk teashops and having dinner one evening in their
homes. The emphasis is on building personal relationships
as well as observing daily life. A briefing by UNICEF staff
and a visit to a local NGO will introduce some of the nation’s
social challenges. Japanese students will meet with Japanese
Embassy officials; Taiwan students will explore Yangon’s
Chinese community and meet with Taiwanese businesspeople. B, L, D |
September 2, Wednesday |
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Morning flight to Mandalay, the historic capital and the
country’s second largest city. After settling into
our hotel and having lunch, we’ll visit Golden Palace
Monastery and a nearby pagoda with the world’s largest
stone books. Shortly before sunset, we travel to Mandalay
Hill which overlooks the city, the Irrawaddy river and the
far hills. B, L, D |
September 3, Thursday |
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We visit Phaung Daw Oo School, started by a Buddhist priest
to serve those children who are too poor to attend public
schools; we’ll meet with the priest, with teachers
and with students. In the late afternoon, we’ll have
extended discussions with students at an English school. B, L, D |
September 4, Friday |
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The group visits one of the area’s largest monasteries
where thousands of young monks study and then explore the
U-Bein Bridge. In the afternoon, Mandalay students studying
Nihongo tell us of their interest in Japan. We then return
to an English school where students welcome us to their homes
or monasteries for dinner. B, L, D |
September 5, Saturday |
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We float down the Irrawaddy river on a ten-hour boat trip
to reached the fabled plains of Bagan, dotted by thousands
of 800-year-old temples, pagodas and stupas. B, D |
September 6-7, Sunday -
Monday |
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With our local guide, we visit some of the most interesting
of Bagan’s fabled sites, whether the huge Ananda Pahto
temple or the small stupas found in the fields. We’ll
also explore the local marketplace, a village-based toddy-palm
enterprise and have dinner with local people, including an
artist and puppeteer. On the late afternoon of Sunday, we
fly back to Yangon. B,
L, D |
September 8, Tuesday |
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After a morning group reflection session, the rest of
the day is free for a final, personal look at Yangon (either
on one’s own or with students). That evening, we join
with our local student friends for a farewell dinner. B,
D |
September 9, Wednesday |
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We board a mid-day flight to Bangkok, with the rest of
the day free. B,
L |
September 10, Thursday |
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Transfer to airport for flights to Narita and Taipei. B,
L |
This schedule is tentative and thus may change. |
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner |
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