CPT to EBB (and finally) back to ORD
Posted September 10, 2015
Writing these blog posts has made me miss my time in South Africa dearly. And like Iheoma, I’m often frustrated with the question, “HOW...Category: Programs
Until We Meet Again…
Posted September 9, 2015
Having the time to settle and reflect about my experience abroad was much needed before completing my final entry. Being home and around friends...
A Never-Ending Identity Crisis
Posted September 9, 2015
One of the greatest fears I had before arriving to South Africa was how I was going to fit in. This wasn’t in the...
The Homestay Experience
Posted September 8, 2015
The whole trip entering Chile I felt small. I was just a boy on a tiny green bus that rode on the thin, snow...
#OPENSTELLENBOSCH… but is it actually closed?
Posted September 8, 2015
On one of our museum trips, we watched a short documentary about the Soweto Uprising. We had the opportunity to watch real footage of...
Trail Blazing Professors (& Not Just in the Academic Way!)
Posted September 8, 2015
When we talk about study abroad experiences, it seems that classes don’t always take up the spotlight. And that’s understandable. We have to take...
Berlin's response to refugees
Posted September 8, 2015
Walking along the street one day, a man approached me, asking in German for directions to the train station. I pointed in the right...
Lions, Spirit Birds, and Olifants — OH MY!
Posted September 8, 2015
The folks at IPD warned us explicitly not to overlap blogs about Kruger National Park. And between Iheoma, Emily, and I — it appears...
Reflections from the Teddy Bear-Covered Couch
Posted September 4, 2015
So here I am, back on the couch from which I wrote my first blog post. It’s been almost three full months since then,...
Talent Show!
Posted September 4, 2015
Last week of classes in China are finished, finals have been taken, and all that’s left now is the talent show. Every year the...