“Studying abroad in Thailand had exceeded my expectations and stepping on Thailand’s land drew my nervousness in being in a new country right away.  To witness and take part in the cultural activities of Thailand was a blessing, that I hope everyone gets to experience. The time went so fast, but we did so much! Thailand has forever a special spot in my heart. We traveled to different regions in Thailand, where we got a different perspective on how people live in Thailand and the agricultural practices. Agriculture runs very deep in Thailand, that without it I don’t think it would what it is.”

Aliya Ali, Nutritional Sciences, SEBS ’20
Participated program: Food and Sustainability in Thailand

You can read her full stories on the SEBS Study Abroad Blog.

Jessica Thorning is a junior at Rutgers University – New Brunswick with a major in Landscape Architecture and a minor in Plant Science. She will be participating in the ‘Landscape Architecture in Germany’ study abroad program this summer. She is very passionate about the field and will also be travelling to Xi’an, China this summer to conduct an independent research study on night markets, as well as staying in Essen, Germany after her study abroad program to do an internship with Emschergenossenschaft. She loves plants, beekeeping, knitting, and spending time with her family.