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December 26, 2012
 

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A young girl, dressed in traditional Thai Hill Tribe clothing, sits along the stairs to the Buddhist Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Temple in Chiang Mai.

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Alice Formwalt
Alice Formwalt
Alice recently graduated with degrees in Cognitive Science and Psychology. She is passionate about educational research and is currently studying Korean.
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