Crossing Cultures: From Small-Town Thailand to the USA & Back Again [Season 4, Episode 44]

Ed interviews Putsawan 'Poy' Tipsakorn, a friend and former
student of his who did an exchange year in the U.S. while in high
school. Ed and Poy begin with her background in a small town in
Nakhorn Ratchasima province and her conservative all-girls school
and how she got the idea to go to the States in the first
place. 


From there the story moves to upstate New York, where she
met her host family and dove right in, making friends in marching
band and choir. The academic transition was more difficult, and
she had to quickly improve her English and adapt to American
customs. Listen in for some classic funny 'clash of cultures'
stories.


Thankfully, Poy thrived in the US, but eventually had to
head back home. Classic reverse-culture shock followed, as she
had to work to fit back into her own culture. She and Ed discuss
what happened upon her return, and her decision to study in an
international program for university in Bangkok, which is where
she learned even more details about her second home from Ajarn
Ed. Follow Poy on Instagram here!


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