Just a Small Girl in a Big World
Posted August 16, 2016
161566The National University of Singapore is huge. I think after two years of college at Northwestern University I was used to a campus where...Tag: academics
Exploring Hong Kong and Southern China, in and outside of the classroom
Posted October 30, 2015
My favorite class here has been “Exploring Chinese Culture through Fieldwork.” It is a cultural anthropology class focused on Southern China and Hong Kong....
Observing
Posted October 4, 2015
The first few weeks of this trip have been a flurry of paperwork and a healthy dose of confusion, chock full of conversations with...
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...
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...
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...
Speak up, NUS
Posted December 4, 2014
Samuel Garcia, NUS Exchange, Fall 2014 “Now, I’m not sure how to pronounce this mathematician’s name,” said the Professor, “I think it’s French. Does...
BREAKDOWN: Academics
Posted November 26, 2014
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 Sometimes, I remember that I’m not just in Asia to travel and explore new cultures. When I do...
The Dreaded Exposé
Posted October 24, 2014
Audrey Telfer, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2014 I have become all too familiar with the dreaded exposé. It was the first thing they...
When two cultures meet…
Posted April 28, 2014
Karolina Kielbania, Public Health and Development in South Africa, Spring 2014 As week 4 is coming to an end, South Africa continues to surprise and amaze...