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Category: Culture

Reflecting and Ideating

This past week my group traveled to Lago Atitlán, a huge tourist site in Guatemala, for our midpoint retreat. Here we took a break...
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Tapas !

Coming to Spain, I did not expect to eat tapas as much as I did. While I knew Spain is known for tapas, I...
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Seeking Space

Being abroad can be exhausting. While living in a new country, with a new family, surrounded by new experiences, languages, and foods is incredibly...
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Improving my Spanish

Coming on this trip, I thought and expected a huge increase in my abilities to speak Spanish. While I know the language pretty well...
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School

In comparison to what is seen at Northwestern, the school expereince a lot more relaxed does not feel as stressful. While all three classes...
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Do Kiwis Use Mayonnaise?

Don’t go grocery shopping jet lagged. I found that out the hard way when I arrived in Dunedin, New Zealand, my study abroad destination,...
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A Day at Hạ Long Bay

What do King Kong, dragons, and limestone all have in common? Hạ Long Bay! This past weekend, my GESI Vietnam group travelled to Hạ Long...
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Volcanoes of Ethics

While the volcanoes of language have calmed down and my Spanish skills have been improving over the past week, a new and controversial volcano...
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Going with the Flow

Living with my home-stay family has provided the opportunity to experience everyday life in Hanoi. Walking down my street in the morning, I pass...
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Volcanoes of Language

Everyday in Guatemala there are not only real life erupting volcanoes, but volcanoes in my mind. There is so much unknown that I anticipate...
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