thank you very much for your blog and the many detailed information! I am just planning my exchange semester in Bangkok and I was wondering if you could tell me how much money you needed per month - including travelling?
Greetings from Germany!
Freya
Thinley Wangchuk
i want to do master course in mba in bangkok ,where i m placed is ok. plz help me for scholarship
I'm sorry but I dont really know about scholarship applying in your country! Hope you find help with it. Good luck!
Betina
Tom
I am going to Bangkok to Kasetsart University next year via Asia Exchange. Thanks for writing this blog!
Hey Tom, I'm so happy (and jealous) for you! Have a great time and say hi to the teachers from me! And thank you for your kind words!
Betina
Lucas Wang Ewane
i wish to know how life isover there
Hey Lucas,
Life in Bangkok is GOOD!
Betina
Rachel
Hi Betina,
How are you? My name is Rachel and I am from Australia.I am in the middle of organising an exchange to Chula university in Bangkok next year. Just wondering if I could ask you a few questions regarding Bangkok. Have you made many friends over there? What are ypu studying? Are there many Western students on exchange? Is the workload well balanced? What kind of accomodation do most foreign students/you stay in?
Sorry for all the questions! I would be very thankful if you could answer at least a few of them for me. It looks like you are having an amazing time! I went to Bangkok in December and really loved it.
Looking for ward to your reply.
Thanks, Rach
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Hey Rachel,
Thank you for your message! Sorry I didn't notice it earlier! I'll be more than happy to answer any of your questions! I would have loved for someone to answer mine when I was planning my exchange.
I've been really satisfied with my exchange in Bangkok, I'm so happy that I decided chose to come to Bangkok. The city can be quite overwhelming at first: the heat, the traffic, the noises, not knowing thai language... The first few days (or weeks maybe!) might be a bit of a shock, but once you learn to move around the city and express yourself even a little, you'll love it! There is so much to do and it's so easy and affordable to travel from Bangkok to nearly anywhere in Asia.
I'm studying at Kasetsart University via Asia Exchange (http://www.asiaexchange.fi/en/index.php/site/asia-exchange) at the Program for International Business and Thai Culture. There are quite alot of western students at our university (we're a group of 40!) and I think the number growing in many Asian universities! And yes, I've made lots of friends! The lectures are really interesting (especially the whole Asian point of view!) and the school is really nice. The studying is quite different from my home unis: the lessons are a bit more casual and interactive, there is a bit more home work and assignments, but then again a little less pressure on the exams. Nothing overwhelming! Kasetsart has organized a lot of really nice activities, like thai culture activities and dancing lessons with Thai students, which has been really nice.
I'll do a post about the finding an apartment later! We all live in privately rented apartments (not campus), they are quite nice and very cheap (compared to western prices).