I spent 3+ months in the USA, and spent most of my time in Colorado and Wyoming, as well as Michigan.

I spent time at University of Denver, Kalamazoo College, friends’ houses, and had a lot of fun.

I saw my first snow at my friend Amanda’s house, and made a snowman on their deck. It was really cold.  We also traveled in the mountains, and went to the circus, skydiving, and lots of things.  After that I went to Lander, Wyoming, and did a NOLS course as well an internship at their Rock Mountain Branch. The course I did was the Wind River Wilderness for 30 days. I learned a lot about American culture! Different than Karen culture! I did my presentation about herbal medicine in Thailand while other people did presentations on the American wilderness. We did Leave No Trace and lots of backpacking.

It was a great course.

-Toto