Heimat is Where the Heart is
Posted October 1, 2018
It has been exactly one month since I left Berlin and it is only two days before I return to Evanston and to campus...Category: Programs
Opposite Ends of the Same Spectrum
Posted September 27, 2018
Caleb Han, Study Abroad ’15 & ’18, Northwestern ’19 M.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering B.S. Industrial Engineering & Psychology Coming into Northwestern, study abroad...
A Life-Changing Experience
Posted September 14, 2018
Olena Cruz, Study Abroad ’09, Northwestern ’11 International Studies, Communications Studies, Business Institutions Sometimes the best moments in life are the ones you didn’t...
Going Up One More Floor
Posted September 14, 2018
Guess where. Above 90 degree temperatures with sweltering humidity. Overwhelming swarms of people. Buzzing mosquitoes. Delicious food. Pandas. Yup, that’s my tropical island mansion....
i don’t want to go back
Posted September 14, 2018
August 19th// I am on the plane back to Boston. I’ve decided that living in the United States is not something I want to do...
am i a gentrifier here
Posted September 14, 2018
July 16th// I am in love with Berlin. It’s lively, it’s so freeing. One of the things I appreciate most is that I can...
berlin poor but sexy, i’m just poor
Posted September 14, 2018
July 2nd // It was 4am, we were on our way to another club. I was tired but excited. I never went clubbing at...
Navigating Singlish as an English-speaking foreigner
Posted September 14, 2018
While several of my exchange student friends have noted that one of their main reasons for choosing Singapore as their study abroad destination is...
Its Almost Over…
Posted September 14, 2018
The last couple of weeks in the program, it was a big rush and passed by extremely quickly. Everyone was rushing to do all...
Experience, an intangible souvenir
Posted September 14, 2018
Can you develop a habit in just eight weeks? Sometimes, a “Dankeschön” or “Entschuldigung” still slips out when I’m not thinking about it. Before...