Hokkaido International School students participating in a Rustic Pathways program in Thailand. GEORGE WIED
Rustic Pathways kicked off its summer campaign by welcoming the Hokkaido International School graduates to Thailand for their senior trip.
The students from Sapporo joined other students and staff from over ten countries at the Rustic Pathways Ricefields Base outside of Udon Thani.
The Ricefields Base offers 12 service projects ranging from teaching at schools and working at orphanages, to building homes and farming. This summer, Rustic Pathways offers weekend side trips to Bangkok, Luang Prabang, a Buddhist Retreat, and a May Thai Self Defence excursion.
The Hokkaido International School students were welcomed to Thailand by monks and a string ceremony.
Later in the week the private group was joined by individual students from different high schools in the United States travelling on Rustic Pathways’ programs. With one-week programs, students are able to continue on from the Ricefields to many other programs such as the Elephant Conservation Program and the Hill Tribe Orphanage Project.
Rustic Pathways still has openings for summer 2011, and welcomes enquiries from students interested in travelling to Thailand or one of the other 20 countries hosting programs. Inter-connecting one-week programs allow students to create the summer of their dreams.
Interested students can visit http://www.rusticpathways.com. — GEORGE WIED
