{"id":50887,"date":"2021-12-13T16:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=50887"},"modified":"2022-11-18T11:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:18:51","slug":"emu-intercultural-to-recount-southeast-asia-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/emu-intercultural-to-recount-southeast-asia-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU intercultural shares southeast Asia adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU&#8217;s fall intercultural group returned from their southeast Asia travels. Watch a recording of their Dec. 15 convocation presentation on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/EasternMennonite\/live\">EMU\u2019s FacebookLive page<\/a>. [You do not need a Facebook account to view.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/30221674@N03\/albums\/72157719944793750\/with\/51732423502\/\">Enjoy a Flickr album of photos taken by the travelers<\/a>. Read more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/intercultural\/\">intercultural program blog.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thailand Travel Video 4K\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FdHijfcokNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/13120355\/IMG_4809_grace-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50890\" width=\"261\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/13120355\/IMG_4809_grace-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/13120355\/IMG_4809_grace-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/13120355\/IMG_4809_grace-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/13120355\/IMG_4809_grace-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/13120355\/IMG_4809_grace-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is co-led by <strong>Daniel Showalter<\/strong>, professor of mathematics, and <strong>Myrrl Byler<\/strong>, executive director of Mennonite Partners in China. Among other travels, the group based at the Chiang Mai YMCA for a month and trekked out from there to visit villages, natural areas, historic sites and even an elephant sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lindsey White<\/strong> writes about feeling a cosmic connection with a &#8220;familiar stranger&#8221; as she passes by and grapples with the question of how to &#8220;bring adventure with us&#8221; when back in the familiar context of the Shenandoah Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Szambecki<\/strong> synthesizes learnings and what it means to make a new place into &#8220;home&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>W<em>e&#8217;ve now been at the YMCA for exactly a month. We have visited a myriad of temples, a couple of villages, elephants, museums and MANY restaurants. We&#8217;ve learned about Thai cooking, Thai language, issues of deforestation, human trafficking, gender and sexuality, Thai ethnic groups and culture, and Chinese history (thanks, Myrrl!). Tomorrow we learn about Thai boxing&#8230; This place is beginning to feel like a kind of home. I feel comfortable going out in our free time to explore, and I have familiar places that I have already grown to love&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the pandemic has caused challenges and a brief hiatus, EMU&#8217;s overseas intercultural programs resumed with <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/students-travel-through-lithuania-in-first-in-person-cross-cultural-since-the-pandemic\/\">summer travel in Lithuania.<\/a> The Washington Community Scholars&#8217; Center has continued programming; read about their <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/wcsc-fall-2021-interns-work-in-dc-area-clinics-labs-orgs-and-more\/\">fall internships<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring 2022 schedules include <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/intercultural\/programs\/guatemala-dominican-2022\">Guatemala<\/a>&nbsp;with Laura Glick Yoder and <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/wcsc\/\">Washington Community Scholars\u2019 Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer 2022 has groups going to <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/intercultural\/programs\/new-zealand-2022\">New Zealand<\/a>, with Jim and Kathy Yoder; <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/intercultural\/programs\/spain-2022\">Spain<\/a>&nbsp;with Deanna Durham and Byron Peachey; <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/intercultural\/programs\/ghana-2022\">Ghana Year of Return<\/a>&nbsp;with Talibah Aquil and Celeste Thomas; <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/intercultural\/programs\/womens-west\">A Women&#8217;s West<\/a> with Kimberly Schmidt and Su Flickinger; <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/wcsc\/\">Washington Community Scholars\u2019 Center<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/intercultural\/programs\/local-context\">Local Context<\/a>&nbsp;with Debbi DeGennaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU&#8217;s Alumni and Friends Travel is also starting up again with spring and summer 2022 trips to Cuba, Ireland,<a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/alumni\/involved\/cross-cultural-tours\"> and more<\/a> on the schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMU&#8217;s fall intercultural group returned from their southeast Asia travels. 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