Tips:
- Bring enough clothes for a few different occasions (casual, dress/church, outreach, working outdoors)
- The laundry mat is across the street. 100 Baht for wash and dry
- You can purchase your Thai uniform at the nearby mall when you arrive (you will need to wear during class time)
- Personal items can be purchased at the mall also – your VABC family will gladly escort you within the first week.
Quick climate info:
Hottest Month April (32 °C avg)
Coldest Month January (28 °C avg)
Wettest Month September (311.3 mm avg)
Windiest Month March (5 km/h avg)
Annual Rainfall 1611.7 mm (per year)
Things to bring:
- Passport
- English Bible
- Phone/laptop/camera if you have one + necessary chargers
- Bedding (twin fitted sheet, light blanket, pillow & pillowcase)
(unless you’d like to purchase in Thailand) - Quality water bottle
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Personal toiletries (note for women: Thai sanitary products are different than what you have available in the west, so you may want to bring your own)
Things to purchase when you arrive:
(To save space in your luggage)
- Towel(s)
- Pens & notebook
- SIM card, if you choose to use a phone as method of contacting family
- Shower shoes (flip flops/thongs)
Clothes to bring:
- Neat casual wear – modest shorts, pants/jeans, t-shirts
- Sweater/jumper/cardigan
- Women dress wear: church clothes, dresses, skirts, shirts that cover the shoulders
- Men dress wear: collared shirt and a tie
- Something dressy (smart casual to semi formal) for graduation in April
- Modest bathing suit: board shorts (men), one piece or tankini with shorts (women)
- Jacket
- Walking shoes, casual shoes, dress shoes and shower shoes (flip flops/thongs)
- Socks, underwear
Optional items:
- Umbrella/raincoat
- Hairdryer, hair straightener, razor, etc (please be aware of the power voltage compatibility)
- Flashlight
- Personal medications or dietary supplements
- Travel size first-aid kit
- Travel size sewing kit
- Musical instrument(s)
- Bug spray
Jungle trip:
- Hiker’s backpack, and a day backpack (needs to be easy for you to handle as we travel from village to village)
- Warm clothes, pajamas, long underwear, socks
- Clothes you can get dirty and possibly ruin
- Sleeping bag
- Travel-sized toiletries (we shower in the river)
- Toilet paper, baby wipes, hand sanitizer (can be purchased in Thailand)
- Garbage bags for dirty clothes
- Water bottle