“‘Where do you suppose we are?’ ‘Where do you think?’ ‘Well, I don’t remember any ruins in México’”
Posted September 14, 2018
My history class during this study abroad trip has been by far one of the most meaningful history classes I have had in my...
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1000 Years in the Making
Posted September 14, 2018
In the second half of the program, we took a Traditional Chinese Medicine class where we were able to perform cupping and acupuncture on...
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The Last Week
Posted August 27, 2018
During our last week in Sarajevo, which covered learning about the work of the nonprofit Wings of Hope in providing mental health care services...
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I feel like a Dothraki
Posted August 27, 2018
After the mid-program break, my classes of Chinese got more intense. I was finally able to put together sentences in Chinese and have a...
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China – Here we go again
Posted August 27, 2018
The main reason why I chose this program is because I’ve got a taste of China already. I’m not just talking about the amazing...
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Great Wall and the jungle called Beijing
Posted August 27, 2018
I was truly happy when I found out that the portion of the Great Wall we’ll be visiting is not the portion I’ve visited...
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Looking back… and forward!
Posted August 27, 2018
It is truly amazing what you can learn about a people or culture by simply living among them. We have learned about the basic...
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Land of migrants
Posted August 24, 2018
More than 3,000 migrants die every year in the Mediterranean Sea. Among those who survive, most are sent right back home and never manage...
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Do Germans Laugh?
Posted August 24, 2018
My eight weeks in Berlin were split in two— four weeks all together with Northwestern faculty, and four weeks at Humboldt Universität. At Humboldt,...
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A harsh lesson for humanity
Posted August 24, 2018
A man jumps from one slab to another; groups of loud kids play hide-and-seek; a girl takes a photo of her friend striking an...
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