Goodbye to Israel
Posted June 21, 2015
Having extended my stay here in Israel, I must say it is bittersweet having to leave. I haven’t seen my family or friends for...Category: Language
First peek at Peking!
Posted June 20, 2015
When I was younger, my mother prepared a homemade workbook of Chinese characters for me to learn and copy. In my attempts to avoid...
Remarkable Jerusalem
Posted April 30, 2015
Today we visited Jerusalem and it was truly an amazing experience, we walked the same steps that Jesus walked when he was resurrected, we...
Goeie Dag, Molweni, Hello
Posted April 14, 2015
I think I’ve always taken language for granted, living in a country and a community where pretty much everyone I’ve ever needed to communicate...
WOW: How I’m Cheating My Pre-Departure Blog Post
Posted March 30, 2015
Thanks to some technical difficulties back in the States, I am currently writing you all from an internet cafe called WOW in downtown Stellenbosch....
First Time in Tel Aviv!
Posted February 16, 2015
I’ve been here for a couple weeks now and it just so happens to line up with a debate going on back on campus...
A reluctant return
Posted January 11, 2015
Audrey Telfer, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2014 I was not keen on leaving Paris. My friend and I stayed up all night the night...
Sciences Po Profs: A Comparison
Posted December 4, 2014
Audrey Telfer, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2014 No I’m not going to compare SP profs to NU profs. There really isn’t a point; they...
Breaking the Language Barrier
Posted December 1, 2014
Kaitlyn Lannan, European Union Studies, Fall 2014 One of the things that I had been the most worried about before coming to France was...
Singapore, 新加坡, Singapura… What do I call you?
Posted September 2, 2014
Samuel Garcia, NUS Exchange, Fall 2014 I open the door to the dorm common room and am immediately relieved to have finally found what...