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China & Southeast Asia: A Regional Travel Intensive (Gap)

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Program Overview

Gain essential travel skills, cross-cultural competencies, and broad exposure to pressing contemporary topics while traveling across Southeast Asia and southern China. The 80-day gap semester, China & Southeast Asia: A Regional Travel Intensive By Land & Water, is for students interested in a comprehensive travel experience that strengthens leadership skills, travel savvy, and understanding of the...

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Program Highlights

Take part in unique Buddhist and Animist ceremonies.
Dive into topics of community-based development, social justice, conservation, and human rights.
Examine international development issues, complexities of globalization, effects of modernization on traditional livelihoods, minority status, and cultural preservation.
Stay in a Theravada Buddhist monastery in northern Thailand, practicing techniques such as anna panna (breathing), metta (loving-kindness), and Vipassana (insight) meditation.
Take part in meaningful exchange with students in rural Myanmar while staying with homestay families.

What's Included

Tuition & Fees
Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
All Program Activity Costs
Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)
In-Country Transportation To & From Project
Required Equipment
Guide / Chaperone
On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
Language Lessons

Quick Details

Location
ChinaThailandCambodia
Availability
Year(s) Offered:Year Round
Gap Year Timing:
  • Post High School
  • During College
Age Requirement18-25
Types & Subjects
Types:
  • Adventure Travel
  • Experiential Learning
  • Language Immersion
  • Self-Discovery
  • Study Abroad
GuidelinesAll Nationalities
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Program Details

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Locations

  • China
  • Thailand
  • Cambodia
  • Laos

Available Terms / Availability

  • Years Offered: Year Round
  • Gap Year Timing: Post High School, During College

Eligible Nationalities

  • All Nationalities

Education Levels & Language

  • Language: English
  • Education: High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
  • Education: Some college credit, no degree

Accommodation Options

  • Group living
  • Home-stays

Application Procedures

  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Physical Exam/Health Records
  • Online Application

Age Requirement

18-25

Duration

Post High School, During College

Refund Policy

Refund with conditions

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