Stories from Abroad
Thailand
Gloriann McDonald - Bangkok, Thailand
When I was considering where to study abroad, I knew that I wanted to travel to a non-western location to study religion. When I arrived in the bustling city of Bangkok, Thailand, I knew that I had come to the right place. A short stroll out of my hotel room transported me to a crowded city lined with temples and shops selling larger-that-life golden Buddha images. Crowds of pedestrians parted for monks in saffron robes making their morning alms rounds and street vendors hailed passersby to examine their mystical amulets. I found myself in a country that not only practices Buddhism, but lives and breathes their religion as part of their national identity.
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