Ten Crazy Days
Posted November 9, 2015
It’s the day after returning from our ten day adventure over fall break, and I’m both relieved and sad to be back home in...Category: Politics
The Ivies of Paris
Posted October 15, 2015
“Look around you. It is very likely that those French students among you will go onto l’École Nationale d’Administration. They will be the future...
Berlin Dreaming
Posted October 12, 2015
by Annabel Liou Berlin feels like a dream now that I’ve been back at Northwestern for a month. Take any American street I’ve walked...
The “frenchness” of the French
Posted October 12, 2015
Throughout my first few weeks in France one thing that has stood out to me is the “frenchness” of the people. This may sound...
#OPENSTELLENBOSCH… but is it actually closed?
Posted September 8, 2015
On one of our museum trips, we watched a short documentary about the Soweto Uprising. We had the opportunity to watch real footage of...
Soothing End
Posted August 17, 2015
Blind persons give you a Chinese massage in 盲人按摩. While I heard about this practice, I never had the time to investigate. Time not spent...
Child of Israel
Posted June 1, 2015
Memorial Day was a day to remember all the lives lost protecting Israel so its people may live happily and freely. It was truly...
“Winter” Is Coming?
Posted May 14, 2015
So the other day, I was talking to a few other people in the program about our upcoming trip to the Garden Route (along...
When East meets West
Posted March 30, 2015
On a flight to Turkey I sat beside a woman, her hair covered by cloth yet face exposed. As she sat in my row,...
Mapping the city
Posted July 3, 2014
Jeffrey Bilik, Public Health in China, Summer 2014 Where to start. It’s been almost two weeks now since I’ve arrived in Beijing, and there’s...