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Category: Academics

“‘Where do you suppose we are?’ ‘Where do you think?’ ‘Well, I don’t remember any ruins in México’”

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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?

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

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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