Onward and Outward
Posted June 22, 2015
Hey! I’m Kevin, a freshman in SESP studying social policy and economics. I am from Clearwater, Florida, and I have never left North America....Category: Culture
Thoughts from the Teddy Bear-Covered Couch
Posted June 22, 2015
I intended on writing this blog during the 8 hour layover between my flight from New York City to Amsterdam. Instead, I’m writing this...
Berlin, hey whats up hello?
Posted June 22, 2015
The thought of spending the summer in Berlin invokes some pretty wild emotions within me. On one hand I’m super excited to learn what...
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...
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...
See ya in Beijing
Posted June 18, 2015
Hi! My name is Jessica and I am a rising junior studying Biology and Global Health, and I’m also on the premed track. I’m...
Saving Individuals, Not the World: 900 Children of Hangberg
Posted June 18, 2015
In the community of Hangberg, a part of the greater Cape Town area, the population struggles with drug addiction, mental health problems, crowded living...
Girl Meats World
Posted June 16, 2015
Upon coming to South Africa, the biggest thing that I was most excited and nervous for was the introduction to a new cuisine. Being...
Restless and Ready to Go
Posted June 15, 2015
After months of applications, interviews, planning and a whole lot of waiting, today is finally the day. I’m currently sitting at Gate K19 of O’Hare...
All Things Go
Posted June 14, 2015
This is the story of a girl: who has never been out of the country before (although I was an hour from Canada once). who is...