Bon voyage
Parker, Participant
Molly, Sarah, Tiana, Lexi, Ian, Sam, Thalia, and Emma are going through security at Bangkok Airport. Here is our final picture all together. Safe travels. Until we see each other again....Read More
Myanmar: Buddhist Traditions & Transformation
Mal and Thea, Bon Voyage
Parker, Participant
Mal and Thea are going through security at DMK airport. Safe travels and have fun on your travels in SE Asia!...Read More
Final Takeaways
Students, Participant
Yak of the Week
What misconception about Myanmar has been dispelled or challenged over the course? “Myanmar was under a military dictatorship for many years. I expected the people to be exhausted downtrodden victims. I never expected the energy and warmth......Read More
A Visit to Parliament
Molly Burnett, Participant
Yak of the Week
At nine on a Tuesday morning, the neatly paved streets and wide, sixteen-lane expressways of Myanmar’s capital city are completely devoid of commutters. No rush hour traffic, no school busses, no angry nine-to-fivers leaning on their......Read More
Thanksgiving Across the Ocean
Emma, Participant
I study the menu, running my finger along the laminated sheet as I try to decipher the eclectic assortment of Burmese dishes. Today is Thanksgiving, and I’m determined to have a proper Thanksgiving feast. In the end, I have to substitute a......Read More
Return Flight Information & Travel Day...
Carin, Dragons Admin
Dear Fall 2017 Myanmar Semester Families, It is hard to believe that 3 months have passed since your student embarked on this incredible adventure! It won’t be long until students will be boarding their planes back home. We are sure you are......Read More
A train ride in photos
Parker, Participant
Today begins nine days of student-led travel. And what did they make us do? That’s right, an extremely bumpy 12-hour train ride from Yangon to Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State. Here are some photos from the ride, including crossing the......Read More
Recent photos
Parker, Participant
1&2: attending a session of parliament in Naypyidaw, the newly-built capital of Myanmar. 3: Hearing from former Dragons and guest-speaker, Stew, who has lived in Myanmar for years and works on environmental issues and resource extraction. 4:......Read More
Crossing into Thailand
Instructors, Participant
Hi, Dragons family-at-home. We wanted to give an update on our plans for departing Myanmar and moving across the border to Thailand. Our special visas for this long visit are nearing their end. Our last day in Myanmar will be November 28, on......Read More
Some Burmese Vocabulary…
Emma, Participant
It’s hard to believe that our time in Myanmar will soon be coming to a close. Bagan, Kalaw, Sin Leh, Inle lake, Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin, Chin state, Mindat, Naypyidaw, Yangon… it has all gone by so fast. Our time spent with host families......Read More
Mandalay Memories
Thea Dekker, Participant
My Favorite Day I wake up to American pop music blasting outside my door and what sounds like thousands of kids heading to class. The morning light streams in through the netting that hangs over my mattress. I smile–there is never a quiet......Read More
Cultural Adventures in Chin State
Thalia, Participant
Yak of the Week
I was laughed at a lot during our time in Chin State. I was laughed at when I sliced too far into a giant gourd, when I drew a very stupid-looking goat in front of a sixth-grade English class, and when my Chin drum-playing skills were not up to par.......Read More
More pictures from Chin State
Parker, Participant
1. Ian learns to pound rice to help separate the husks from our trekking guide Naigh Naigh while the villagers look on and laugh. 2. Sam and Emma give a ‘sermon’ at the local Chin Methodist church. Naigh Naigh helps translate and the......Read More
Some recent photos from Chin State
Parker, Participant
1. Ian, Molly and Khaw Dee harvest rice on the hillside in Chin State where they practice slash and burn agriculture. 2. Mallory crests the hill into a Chin village after an exhausting day’s hike. 3. Students take a much needed rest beside the......Read More