Greetings: Moroccan Kisses
Posted May 11, 2020
When Moroccan women (I’ve seen men do this, too) greet each other, the greeting typically involves a 3-part kiss. The Moroccan woman will brush...Category: Affiliated Programs
Not Europe
Posted May 11, 2020
Upon sharing my plans to study abroad in Morocco, most reactions consisted of something like “Wow!” “You chose a great country,” and “You’ll have...
Exploring bits of Argentina
Posted May 4, 2020
I landed in Buenos Aires on one of the last warm mornings of the summer of 2020. Without knowing that there was a three-week...
How we went from a “virus” to COVID1984
Posted May 4, 2020
While in Argentina, each day brought an increasing amount of updates that we could barely foresee the day before. In a sense, it felt...
Moving to a new country two weeks before a pandemic hits (Coronavirus 1/2)
Posted May 4, 2020
The news of a spreading virus escalated at an unpredictable pace. I can clearly recall packing for my study abroad experience in late february...
Choosing a program
Posted May 4, 2020
When considering study abroad programs, a student’s criteria is vast. Location, languages, housing, cultural gaps. What I found most useful was to find a...
A Guide to the Dunedin Music Scene
Posted January 2, 2020
In the indie-pop realm of the music world, Dunedin is something of a holy grail. From pioneering a specific sound, later called the “Dunedin...
Cafe Hopping
Posted January 2, 2020
Korea is known for its aesthetic and themed cafes, so I frequented them over my semester abroad. A lot I visited for birthday events,...
Sharing Perspectives
Posted January 2, 2020
One of my favorite things about Ewha Womans University is the fact that its a feminist institution in a traditionally old-fashioned society. It is...
Jumunjin Beach
Posted January 2, 2020
This was a last minute, spontaneous trip with my German friend. She speaks Korean well, so I felt traveling with her outside of Seoul...