from tennis to Thailand

When I mention that I will be studying abroad this coming fall, the immediate questions I’m asked are “where?” and “why?!” The answer to the former (“Chiang Mai, Thailand”) is easy, but my response to the latter is different nearly every time. Fortunately, being asked this question over and over has forced me to articulate my motivation for wanting to travel halfway around the world to live in a place with an unfamiliar language, culture, and landscape. ​

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