August 20, 2019 |
Departure from the US on optional group flight |
August 21 |
Arrival in Chiang Mai |
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Move into housing |
August 22 - 23 |
Mandatory orientation (begins at 8 am)
Campus tour |
August 23 |
Mandatory orientation (begins at 8am) Course registration
Field Trip - City and Temple |
August 24 |
Optional craft and cultural tour |
August 25 |
Field trip— Doi Suthep Temple |
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Sunday street market walking tour |
August 26 |
Courses begin |
TBD |
Optional Tour - Chiang Mai Historical tour |
September 18 |
Mandatory follow-up orientation |
September 28 - 29 |
Buddhism in Thailand—mindfulness retreat |
October 13 |
King Rama IX Day - national holiday - no classes |
October 14 |
Substitute Holiday of King Rama IX Day- national holiday- no classes |
October 15 - 18 |
Mid-term examinations |
October 19 - 21 |
Field trip—Phrae and Nan provinces |
October 21 - 23 |
Fall break—no classes |
October 23 |
King Rama V Day—national holiday—no classes |
November 9 - 10 |
Optional Trekking Tour |
November 13 |
Optional Doi Inthanon National Park Tour |
December 5 |
Father's Day—national holiday—no classes |
December 6 |
Courses end |
December 9 - 12 |
Final examinations |
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Program end date |
December 13 |
Move out of housing |
Open return |
Students establish their own date of return |