It’s Time!
Posted June 25, 2018
In less than 2 hours, I will be on my way to O’Hare International Airport to catch my 7AM flight to Mexico City. To...Category: History
Orientation to South Africa
Posted February 1, 2018
The first two weeks of our program were incredible, but also, at times, emotionally heavy. Even in the first couple of days we jumped...
Settling in, but seeing new places
Posted January 23, 2018
We have finally settled in at Stellenbosch for a few weeks, and we have begun to get into a routine. As someone studying Industrial...
The old and the new
Posted December 1, 2017
One of the most striking things about spending any amount of time in Europe is how “old” things are. In the United States, it...
Affirmative Action, dit “Discrimination Positive”
Posted November 25, 2017
“What do you consider yourself?” “Probably a liberal.” “Oh well, you know we say that the American left is about the same as...
Brussels
Posted October 20, 2017
Paris is nice, but Brussels…what a city. On a trip that is part of the EU Studies program, we skipped French class and took...
Home (Bitter)Sweet Home
Posted October 13, 2017
Returning to Chicago after eight, life-changing weeks has been very awkward. It is not awkward in the sense that I no longer feel comfortable...
Meditations on a Concentration Camp
Posted October 5, 2017
The European Union Studies program took a trip to Strasbourg to see the Council of Europe and the EU parliament at Strasbourg. Before visiting...
American v. Singaporean Politics: Democracy or Political Stability?
Posted August 28, 2017
When locals hear I’m from the US, they’ll ask me about how things are going under President Trump. Sometimes with a sympathetic face, other...
Climbing Berlin
Posted August 18, 2017
As the IPD Program comes to a close and we finish Humboldt courses, I’m starting to realize something interesting from the pictures I’ve...