My host counsellor Isara and I

Sleep can be hard to come by on this course...the trick is to get it in on any break you can, wherever you are...lol

Pattaya, Thailand

Jomtien-Pattaya Rotary Club members awaiting the swimmers for the cross bay charity event

Police helping out with the event

Pattaya Beach

Time is flying by, we are now in our 7th week here! It has been a while since my last post, which was during my Field study in Mae Sot. We made it safe and sound back to Bangkok on St. Patrick's day. I only had one day off to recover from the field study and then it was a full day of professional networking. I met with the Department of Special Investigations who are under the Ministry of Justice here. They focus on international crime and white collar crimes as well as corruption. Made some great contacts as well I have some opportunity to work with them while I am here. I then went to visit the Central Institute of Forensic Science. There are some interesting challenges here for the CIFS, one being the volume of unclaimed or unidentified remains. They still have approximately 500 people from the tsunami that have been unclaimed. Some of the challenges here is the large volume of illegal immigrants which makes identification of deceased difficult.

My new friend

Department of Special Investigations

Massive government building...here was the Central Institute for Forensic Science

CSI Thailand

Inside government building

An amazing assembly put on for us while in Mae Sot by the Burmese children

We visited a clinic in Mae Sot for the Burmese. Landmines are an issue in Burma and due to the lack of funding and status of the Burmese in Thailand the clinic makes do with what they can for supplies.