On 18th November 2019, 50 International Business program students left Indonesia to begin their Passage to ASEAN trip that lasted until 22nd November 2019. 24 students embarked to Thailand, while the remaining of the group departed to Vietnam. In Thailand, we were hosted by one of P2A initiators, Rangsit University, where students were scheduled to participate in various cultural activities from attending a lecture on Thailand’s culture, partaking in Muay Thai class, and cooking authentic Thai’s infamous dish, Pad Thai, among other activities.

Attending P2A gave a once in a lifetime opportunity for the students to immerse themselves in learning culture that was different from their own as they learned it together with their classmates, through first-hand experience. Not only they had an opportunity to attend a class session at Rangsit University, but they also shared about Indonesian culture through class presentation and cultural performances. The students performed Saman dance and a music performance accompanied by Indonesian traditional instrument, angklung, with their iBuddy friends and P2A representatives as the attendees. On top of that, another major highlights of this year’s P2A was the unprecedented social activity where students were volunteered to teach English to a local primary school. The experience showcased the importance of giving back to the society and an increased social awareness no matter what culture you are from.

For more information about P2A program please visit http://bbs.binus.ac.id/international-business/go-global