#OPENSTELLENBOSCH… but is it actually closed?
Posted September 8, 2015
On one of our museum trips, we watched a short documentary about the Soweto Uprising. We had the opportunity to watch real footage of...Category: Language
Great City, Amazing People…and American Horror Story
Posted August 19, 2015
During my last few nights in Beijing, I managed to find a Chinese website to watch American Horror Story on and then promptly watched...
Getting Ready for Paris
Posted August 12, 2015
Hi! My name is Lauren Thomas and I’m a rising junior in Weinberg studying economics and political science. In just 11 days, I’ll be...
Oh, you speak Chinese?
Posted August 4, 2015
It’s the question everyone asks you here, and it has dramatically raised my awareness as to the relationship race has within my identity. In...
Buzzing
Posted August 1, 2015
Here we are, folks. The fateful night! I arrived to the airport and my travel buddy, Caroline, is beside me; we’re shoving mixed...
Niu rou mian, please.
Posted July 14, 2015
It’s hard to fathom, but I’ve already spent three and a half weeks in Beijing! I’m going to be especially cheesy here, but time...
Wo Bu Shi Laoshi
Posted July 13, 2015
I’m now going into week 4 of living in Beijing. I’ve heard that it takes about three weeks to form habits and get used...
Ready To Go To Chile
Posted July 8, 2015
As a kid I used to bike around my street. I distinctly remember one day I ignored my parent’s instructions and biked into the...
Give Me My Pen
Posted June 23, 2015
On the second night of our homestay in HaMakuya, a rural village in northern Limpopo Province, Kaley, Duncan and I donned the traditional clothing...
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...