To homestay or not to homestay?
Posted November 16, 2017
Here in Paris, you have 2 primary housing options: living in a homestay or living at St. John’s University’s dormitory. From what I’ve seen...Category: Homestay
Expect the Unexpected
Posted September 18, 2017
Everything works out. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. The two statements above are less contradictory than you may think. I am...
Becoming One with Mexico
Posted August 13, 2017
Here I am, with less than a week before my adventures in Mexico come to an end. This has been one of my favorite...
Interactions
Posted June 1, 2017
To be frank, a large chunk of our South African experience was constricted to a very Western culture and style of living in South...
Half-Time
Posted July 17, 2016
“It’s been four weeks already?” has been a question that has gone through my head multiple times today. To be exact, tomorrow will mark...
1200 miles into a new home
Posted June 15, 2016
One of my favorite and most memorable experiences in South Africa so far was the rural homestay experience that we had the privilege of...
Home Sweet Homestay
Posted June 6, 2016
Hello everyone! I’ve been excited to tell you about my homestay experience in a rural village, HaMakuya, during my stay here. This was the...
Off the Grid
Posted May 25, 2016
I can honestly say I enjoyed being off the grid for a week. Despite a small amount of anxiety over fall class registration, it...
Mexico on my Mind…Always
Posted October 12, 2015
I’ve been back from Mexico for a while now, and I can safely say that while Mexico was on my mind occasionally before I...
Mexico On My Mind
Posted June 23, 2015
My name is Qian Kun Tan and I am a junior at Northwestern studying Biological Sciences and Asian American Studies. This summer, I will...