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February 10, Tuesday |
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Depart for Bangkok. Transfer from Bangkok Airport via
chartered bus to Asia Hotel. D |
February 11, Wednesday |
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Visit some of Bangkok’s most revered sites, including
the Royal Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha. After lunch: a
briefing by UNICEF staff on their efforts to protect children
from the dangers of HIV-AIDS, trafficking and other abuse. B, L |
February 12, Thursday |
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Lecture on Thailand’s current political and economic
situation by Prof. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Institute for Security
and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University. Informal
meeting, lunch and campus tour with Chulalongkorn students.
Rest of day free. B |
February 13, Friday |
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Exploration of the NGO community in Thailand. We look
at the “underside” of Bangkok life through the
work of the Duang Prateep Foundation in the Klong Toey slum.
The staff of Ashoka explain how they find, encourage and
support “social entrepreneurs” in the region. B, L |
February 14, Saturday |
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Depart Bangkok for Ta Kha village in Samut Songkram province.
We’ll observe life in the floating market and meet
our village hosts, with whom we’ll stay overnight. B,
L, D |
February 15, Sunday |
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In the early morning, we join the village custom of offering
food to monks in order to make Buddhist merit. After breakfast,
we learn the process of producing coconut sugar—the
main local industry. This is a day to appreciate the pace
of life in rural Thailand. B, L, D |
February 16, Monday |
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We say goodbye to our village hosts and travel to Bangkok
Airport. A late- afternoon flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Transfer to Corus Hotel. B, D |
February 17, Tuesday |
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Morning meeting with Ivy Josiah, founder of the Women’s
Aid Organisation, an NGO which protects the rights of women
and foreign workers. Afternoon lecture on Malaysia’s
place in the world by Prof. Stephen Leong, Director of the
Centre for Japan Studies at the Institute for Strategic and
International Studies. B |
February 18, Wednesday |
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Our group meets students of Sunway University College
and explores their campus. Lunch with students in cafeteria;
mid-afternoon return to hotel. B, D |
February 19, Thursday |
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We travel to a nature preserve to trek in Malaysia’s
rainforest—an opportunity to understand firsthand this
important Southeast Asia feature and resource. Lunch during
jungle hike. Late afternoon return to Kuala Lumpur. B,
L |
February 20, Friday |
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A day to explore new media. In the morning, we meet with
the staff of al Jazeera’s Asia Broadcast Center to
learn how they bring a new, non-Western approach to news
through their TV satellite channel. In the afternoon, the
founders of malaysiakini explain how they have tapped the
power of the internet to create an alternative newspaper.
Rest of day free. B |
February 21, Saturday. |
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The group travels by chartered bus to Malacca (Melaka)
and explore the historical importance of this centuries-old
trading port. In the evening, we join students of Melaka
Manipal Medical College for dinner and casual talk. Overnight
in City Bayview Hotel. B, L, D |
February 22, Sunday |
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After breakfast, the group continues through the Malaysian
countryside by chartered bus to Peninsula Hotel, Singapore.
Informal exploration of Orchard Road area. B |
February 23, Monday |
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Briefing on Singapore’s role in international trade
and economics by Mr. Phillip Overmyer, Executive Director
of Singapore International Chamber of Commerce. Afternoon:
informal campus tour and conversation with students of Singapore
Management University. B |
February 24, Tuesday |
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Cherian George, one of the foremost commentators on contemporary
Singapore and professor, School of Communication and Information,
Nanyang Technological University, explores with us what makes
Singapore “different”. Afternoon free. Evening
reception (in a local home) with a diverse international
group of people working in Singapore. B |
February 25, Wednesday |
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Final group reflection session. Free afternoon for final
exploration of Singapore. Group farewell dinner. B,
D |
February 26 , Thursday |
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Early-morning transfer to airport for flight to Japan. B,
L |
This schedule is tentative and thus may change. |
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner |
Applications are found at www.learning-across-borders.org. Application
deadline: December 3, 2008. Early applications are strongly
encouraged. |
Travel agency: |
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Nissin Travel Service Co. Ltd., Kyodo Building, Kudan
1 Go-Kan, 1-5-5 Kudan-minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074. |
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Phone: 03-5210-5772. Fax: 03-5210-5768. |
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General Travel Agency license no. 463. Agent in charge
of program: Mr. Kazumi Hamamoto. |
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