On December 31st, when the world was getting ready to celebrate the new year, our group was having an action-packed day full of surprises. One of the highlights was visiting the Yangon school of political science, just a few blocs from our hotel. YSPS is a unique university where students can study and openly discuss politics in a country where the topic is still very controversial. We met with the director of the school and 12 students who explained why they chose YSPS and what differentiates the school from other government universities. Being AU students we of course started asking thought provoking questions about the current political climate or the ethnic conflict in Myanmar and ended up having a very interesting and interactive discussion. Our visit ended with a typical Burmese lunch with a few of the students and a visit to the National League for Democracy headquarters where we had the incredible honor of meeting Tin Oo, the chairman of the NLD. Later in the evening we toured Shwedagon pagoda (future post coming up on that) and finished with a delicious dinner before making our way back to the hotel, exhausted from a long but exciting day.
Overall new year's eve 2015 will be remembered for years to come!
Victoria
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