Arrival & Cultural Immersion Day in Thailand

18 staff and Trybe volunteers woke up early this morning to head to Bangkok for our very first Trybe run in Thailand! Amidst and groggy eyes, “I-just-woke-up” hairstyles and coffee breath, there was such an air of excitement between all of us. We were going to see Trybe executed in another nation for the first time as a team!!

One of the key highlights of this day was our amazing three hour cultural training session with super Cross-Cultural Trainer Master Jyap and Puii up at Hua Hin! Jyap not only taught us how to do the ‘wai’ properly, but also educated us on the fine nuances of the Thai culture. After the session, I believe all of us were promptly humbled by our ignorance of the respectful nature of the Thai people and most of all, their love for their King. I must say, I was extremely grateful to have gone through this session before we were “released” to meet the crowds of Thai people. With their gentle and respectful ways, I am certain most of us would have come across almost barbaric if we had not learnt how to adapt to their culture.



My cool discovery of the day: Did you know that the name of Bangkok in Thai holds the world record for the longest city name?!?! Jyap couldn’t even say it in one breath… it took a WHOLE song to say it! Is that cool or what??? “Krungteph mahanakorn ammon ratanat gosin……pope nope parat ratchathani burirom....”