Revisiting the motherland as a foreigner
Posted June 23, 2013
Liang Gu, Public Health in China, Summer 2013 My name is Liang Gu, and I’ve just finished my junior year at Northwestern. I am...Category: Culture
The Public Sector is a Public Affair
Posted May 30, 2013
Lily Zhou, Public Health and Development in South Africa, Spring 2013 South Africa’s health care system is quite simple to explain but emotionally difficult...
A Black and White Divide
Posted May 7, 2013
Lily Zhou, Public Health and Development in South Africa, Spring 2013 “What are the stereotypes about Americans?” we asked our tour guide. “You stereotype...
Molo, Goeie dag, Hello from South Africa!
Posted May 6, 2013
Mariah Wood, Public Health and Development in South Africa, Spring 2013 Our first month here in South Africa has been absolutely awesome. Stellenbosch is...
Parliamentary Response to the State of the Nation Address- Debate or Debasement?
Posted March 21, 2013
Matt Guerrieri, Global Healthcare Technologies, Winter 2013 Apologies for my lack of updates to this blog! A couple weeks ago, an onslaught of project...
Ready for round 2 !
Posted February 1, 2013
Sofia Falzoni, Sciences Po Exchange, Full Year 2012-2013 Last week, I began my second semester at Sciences Po. After more than a month of...
It’s Hip to be Squ[hair]e
Posted January 17, 2013
By Matt Guerrieri, Global Healthcare Technologies, Winter 2013 Dreads, afros, bangs, bobs, corn rows, crew cuts, mohawks, fauxhawks, rattails, mop tops, mullets, braids: if...
Return to normalcy
Posted January 8, 2013
By Victoria Hwang, Public Health in Europe, Fall 2012 Today was the first day of classes back in Evanston. It’s a strange feeling, coming...
America, you seem different. Did you cut your hair or something?
Posted January 7, 2013
By Jasmine Jones, Public Health in Europe, Fall 2012 Well, it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been back in the states and believe...
Class Trip to Geneva, and HINARI @ NU
Posted December 27, 2012
By Vasantham Annadurai, Public Health in Europe, Fall 2012 At the beginning of the week of Thanksgiving, our Public Health class took a field...