To be clear one phone is from the Netherlands with a dutch sim card. So not American but it works well and use it here in the Thailand with internet and use to make some important calls back home. Then I have a separate Thai phone with a Thai sim. Makes life very easy. My Dutch life is on my Dutch phone and Thai on Thai
I was there for a business trip I had a small infection in my thumbnail. 5 minutes to see the doctor 5000$ USD. And after that one night in the hospital 30k
I work with both CMU and Mae Jo in the field of environmental engineering. I am not employed there but involved in joint projects. Best you visit both and discuss they could possibly offer you a position. Salaries are very low but at least it’s a possible way in.