Hello followers,
We are an 11 person team going to Thailand through Army Cadet Command's CULP (Cultural Understand and Language Proficiency) program. There are 1,290 Cadets attending CULP this summer to 46 different countries. There are trips going to Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia. CULP's mission is to extend cultural and language understanding around the world and to give Cadets a taste of what it's like to be on active deployments. Our group will be helping teach English to Thai Cadets.
Our team consists of MAJ Glassman (PMS at Florida Institute of Technology), Mr. Nihal Khote (English as a Second Language Instructor at North Georgia College and State University), CDT Deschenes (5th Year Senior at Florida Institute of Technology), CDT Drumm (Junior at Florida Institute of Technology), CDT Hall (Junior at Vanderbilt University), CDT Winne (Junior at Liberty University), CDT Slinginger (Junior at University of Maine), CDT Kornblut (Sophomore at Boston University), CDT Evans (Sophomore at University of Florida), CDT Liu (Junior at California State University: Fresno), and CDT Krebs (Junior at Indiana University). Needless to say, we have a very diverse group going on this trip.
We arrived at Ft. Knox, KY on Sunday to start our in-processing for our upcoming deployment. We are staying in the barracks on base, eating at the chow hall, and working out at the gym with the rest of the soldiers and LTC cadets. It is most of our first times on a real military base, which is pretty exciting.
Each one of us have given the group a brief on certain topics ranging from history to religions to cuisines of Thailand. We have also attended CULP briefs on preventative medicine, threat possibilities, and public affairs. On Tuesday we received our CAC (Common Access Card) cards and spent the day at SRP (Soldier Readiness Processing) where we got our blood drawn and was given anti-Malaria medication and other immunizations.
We have also had some free time where we went to a Louisville Bats minor league baseball game, went to a movie in Louisville, and went bowling on base. Not only are we going to get a cultural experience in Thailand but for a lot of us this is our first time getting a taste of Kentucky and the South.
While we are all dreading our 22+ hour flight, we cannot wait to get to Thailand and meet the cadets. We will be waking up early to do PT with them, teach them English in the mornings, and attend school clubs in the afternoons. On the weekends we will be staying in hotels and traveling around the country experiencing the culture, sight seeing the beautiful national and historical parks, perfecting our bargaining skills at the local markets, and trying different foods.
We are all very grateful to be given this incredible opportunity during our ROTC careers. Stay posted for more to come from Thailand!
-Kelsey
CDTs Kornblut and Drumm showing their TB test circles
We are an 11 person team going to Thailand through Army Cadet Command's CULP (Cultural Understand and Language Proficiency) program. There are 1,290 Cadets attending CULP this summer to 46 different countries. There are trips going to Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia. CULP's mission is to extend cultural and language understanding around the world and to give Cadets a taste of what it's like to be on active deployments. Our group will be helping teach English to Thai Cadets.
Our team consists of MAJ Glassman (PMS at Florida Institute of Technology), Mr. Nihal Khote (English as a Second Language Instructor at North Georgia College and State University), CDT Deschenes (5th Year Senior at Florida Institute of Technology), CDT Drumm (Junior at Florida Institute of Technology), CDT Hall (Junior at Vanderbilt University), CDT Winne (Junior at Liberty University), CDT Slinginger (Junior at University of Maine), CDT Kornblut (Sophomore at Boston University), CDT Evans (Sophomore at University of Florida), CDT Liu (Junior at California State University: Fresno), and CDT Krebs (Junior at Indiana University). Needless to say, we have a very diverse group going on this trip.
We arrived at Ft. Knox, KY on Sunday to start our in-processing for our upcoming deployment. We are staying in the barracks on base, eating at the chow hall, and working out at the gym with the rest of the soldiers and LTC cadets. It is most of our first times on a real military base, which is pretty exciting.
Each one of us have given the group a brief on certain topics ranging from history to religions to cuisines of Thailand. We have also attended CULP briefs on preventative medicine, threat possibilities, and public affairs. On Tuesday we received our CAC (Common Access Card) cards and spent the day at SRP (Soldier Readiness Processing) where we got our blood drawn and was given anti-Malaria medication and other immunizations.
We have also had some free time where we went to a Louisville Bats minor league baseball game, went to a movie in Louisville, and went bowling on base. Not only are we going to get a cultural experience in Thailand but for a lot of us this is our first time getting a taste of Kentucky and the South.
While we are all dreading our 22+ hour flight, we cannot wait to get to Thailand and meet the cadets. We will be waking up early to do PT with them, teach them English in the mornings, and attend school clubs in the afternoons. On the weekends we will be staying in hotels and traveling around the country experiencing the culture, sight seeing the beautiful national and historical parks, perfecting our bargaining skills at the local markets, and trying different foods.
We are all very grateful to be given this incredible opportunity during our ROTC careers. Stay posted for more to come from Thailand!
-Kelsey
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| CDT Winne presenting the blog |
CDTs Kornblut and Drumm waiting for briefings to start
CDT Deschenes briefing the city of Lopburi
CDT Liu briefing the history of Thailand
CDT Slinginger briefing Thai military and police ranks
CDT Drumm briefing different regions of Thailand
CDT Kornblut briefing Thailand cuisine
CDT Hall briefing the history of Thailand from 1200-1767
CDT Krebs briefing Buddhism
CDTs Krebs and Liu preparing their briefs
CDTs, MAJ Glassman, and Mr. Khote at the baseball game
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