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When East meets West

On a flight to Turkey I sat beside a woman, her hair covered by cloth yet face exposed.  As she sat in my row,...
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Today Is the Day!

Hi blog readers! My name is Emily Liquin, and I’m a junior at Northwestern. I’ve been preparing for months, but I can’t believe I’m...
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Trying New Things

Hey guys, checking in again. This weekend we traveled to the south of Israel to go on a hiking trip. Now, hiking and outdoorsy...
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A Cold Return to Evanston

Christian Dayal, Public Health in Europe, Fall 2014 After spending a semester abroad in Paris, coming back to Evanston has been quite the experience....
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Retour aux États-Unis

Cory Goldman, NU in Paris, Fall 2014 As of today, I’ve been back in the United States for around two and a half months....
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Two Months Post-Paris

Kaitlyn Lannan, European Union Studies, Fall 2014 I returned from Paris a little over two months ago, but it feels like just yesterday. I...
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First Time in Tel Aviv!

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...
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A New Reality

Samuel Garcia, NUS Exchange, Fall 2014 When I first though about writing this post, I titled it “Back to Reality” in my head. But I...
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A reluctant return

Audrey Telfer, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2014 I was not keen on leaving Paris.  My friend and I stayed up all night the night...
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Experiential Learning

Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 I’ve posted about academics, but I think we all know that the experiential learning is just as important in...
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