I remember when I was young I once had a book in Thai called Jot Mai Tung Puean (จดหมายถึงเพื่อน) or A Letter to a Friend by Wanich Jarungkit-anan. I loved this book very much. The author talked about his journey to America. He started from the beginning of his preparation in Thailand until he ended up studying in the States. That book inspired me so much that I wished I could go to the USA some day. Yes, I accomplished my wish many years ago. The first time when I was working in an international organization. I had a chance to take a month off and travelled in America from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. and Maryland. And then, the second time when I was studying in the EIL Program at Chulalongkorn University. I got a chance to stay at San Jose University and learned from famous lecturers in the Bay Area, California.
