1. Thailand Adventure Mr. Nicholson

2. Quick Facts ●70 million people ●half the size of Ontario ●warm tropical climate year round ●middle income country ●large tourism, agriculture & manufacturing base

3. 1990 - 1993 ●learning Thai ●studied 20 months ●passed Gr 6 level ●culture shock ●language, food, customs

4. 1990 - 1993 Songkran – Thai New Year like-minded friends

5. 1990 - 1993 living simple life parents visit

6. 1990 - 1993 dangerous roads in a tuk tuk bargaining for food lots of entrepreneurs

7. 1990 - 1993 relational Thai students open air markets year round

8. 2013 - 2014 fatalistic Thais great food / friends

9. 2013 - 2014 no welfare food always available a dollar a meal

10. 2013 - 2014 Fresh fruit year roundOff to school in the morning

11. 2013 - 2014 Walking to supperView from apartment