Pizza Hut and Other Adventures
Posted July 13, 2015
In the three short weeks I’ve been in China so far, I’ve experienced a collection of firsts. Even though I thought I knew what...Category: Trips & Excursions
Climbing the Pyramids
Posted July 13, 2015
It’s been almost three weeks since I first came to Mexico, and so far my favorite trip has to be our trip to the...
Let's go to the beach
Posted July 7, 2015
Berlin has hit a monster heat wave these past few days, which wouldn’t be so bad but Europe doesn’t believe in AC like they...
Back to Beijing
Posted June 27, 2015
Hi! I’m Lisa. I’m a chemical engineering junior. The reason I decided to come to China is probably different from everyone else’s because I...
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....
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...
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...
Oh the Places You’ll Go: Backpackers Edition
Posted June 12, 2015
Before coming to South Africa, all of my associations with the word hostel triggered one of three thoughts: 1. A dark, scary place where...
“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...
Anxious Aloof American Abroad
Posted March 30, 2015
I had always known since I arrived on Northwestern’s campus as a naive freshman with zero knowledge of anything, that my undergraduate career will...