Goeie Dag, Molweni, Hello
Posted April 14, 2015
I think I’ve always taken language for granted, living in a country and a community where pretty much everyone I’ve ever needed to communicate...Category: Locations
The Lasting Effect of My Time Abroad
Posted April 10, 2015
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 As a fellow NU student and I finished up our travels at the end of December, we worried for...
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...
WOW: How I’m Cheating My Pre-Departure Blog Post
Posted March 30, 2015
Thanks to some technical difficulties back in the States, I am currently writing you all from an internet cafe called WOW in downtown Stellenbosch....
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,...
Today Is the Day!
Posted March 30, 2015
Hi blog readers! My name is Emily Liquin, and I’m a junior at Northwestern. I’ve been preparing for months, but I can’t believe I’m...
Trying New Things
Posted March 24, 2015
Hey guys, checking in again. This weekend we traveled to the south of Israel to go on a hiking trip. Now, hiking and outdoorsy...
A Cold Return to Evanston
Posted March 16, 2015
Christian Dayal, Public Health in Europe, Fall 2014 After spending a semester abroad in Paris, coming back to Evanston has been quite the experience....
Retour aux États-Unis
Posted March 16, 2015
Cory Goldman, NU in Paris, Fall 2014 As of today, I’ve been back in the United States for around two and a half months....
Two Months Post-Paris
Posted March 9, 2015
Kaitlyn Lannan, European Union Studies, Fall 2014 I returned from Paris a little over two months ago, but it feels like just yesterday. I...