Life in Thailand: What My Grandparents Told Me

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The free and carefree life in Thailand sounds good, doesn’t it? I was first told about Thailand from my grandparents. They told of its inexpensive living, beautiful sites, and its diverse culture. Initially, they didn’t say much about it, but I knew they could tell me stories for days based on their experiences in Thailand. This sparked my interest very quickly. Thailand was first brought up when my grandparents talked to me about someday traveling to Thailand with them. Knowing next to nothing about Thailand, I was determined to find out as much as I could before I would be ready to travel there. I began my research by conducting interviews and reading whatever I could find about Thailand.
I interviewed my grandparents first. I already knew that they spent several months of the year in Thailand and they have visited many different parts of the country. I wanted to find out as much as I could from them first. They told me a lot of different stories, but I still wanted to know more. I interviewed a couple from Lake Havasu, Arizona that my grandparents had mentioned traveling to Thailand with several times. After talking with Brian and Kristi Scott, I was able to compile more information from their experiences in Thailand along with learning about the people, culture, and some insight into the lifestyle of the country.
While interviewing my grandparents, both told me about seeing a lot of temples and many beautiful places of worship. Also, they noticed that many of the people where very kind, relaxed, and were very open to discussing their religion. Once they heard about the religion, they spent some time studying Buddhism and Meditation. Their knowledge made me want to learn more about this too.
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...nformation, knowing what I now know I feel much more apt to travel to Thailand one day. I have started thinking about going to Thailand myself, but I still have much research to do before I go. Although, I have learned a lot from this project and I now have many tips about traveling to Thailand. Even though I have found out that not all things in Thailand are as beautiful as people say, such as the slums and some of the illegal things alone with the sex trade and so on, I feel that it has more upsides than downsides. Thailand is said to be one of the most beautiful places to travel to whether it is just to sight see, study religion, and study the culture or just to explore. I look forward to someday traveling there or maybe even living in Thailand. With the knowledge that I now have, I feel much more comfortable with the idea of traveling to Thailand someday.

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