The country my family calls home
Posted June 23, 2015
My name is Yue Wen Deng, and I’m a rising junior majoring in Biology and minoring in Global Health. Besides my love for all...Category: Locations
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....
Thoughts from the Teddy Bear-Covered Couch
Posted June 22, 2015
I intended on writing this blog during the 8 hour layover between my flight from New York City to Amsterdam. Instead, I’m writing this...
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...
Goodbye to Israel
Posted June 21, 2015
Having extended my stay here in Israel, I must say it is bittersweet having to leave. I haven’t seen my family or friends for...
First peek at Peking!
Posted June 20, 2015
When I was younger, my mother prepared a homemade workbook of Chinese characters for me to learn and copy. In my attempts to avoid...
Uncomfortably Getting Out of the Comfort Zone
Posted June 20, 2015
“Skip China dude,” my friend said as he tried to convince me to stay home and go to the beach with him. The beach...
See ya in Beijing
Posted June 18, 2015
Hi! My name is Jessica and I am a rising junior studying Biology and Global Health, and I’m also on the premed track. I’m...
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...
Annabel and Berlin's first meeting
Posted June 17, 2015
I hopped off the plane at TXL, with my dreams and some serious sleep deprivation. Welcome to the land of beer and brat, am...