Chicago to Mexico City
Posted July 23, 2022
One of the first things I wrote down in my notes during the pre-departure orientation for my study abroad program in Mexico: “Bring long...Tag: cultural differences
Something to Think About
Posted July 24, 2018
I have now been in Mexico City for about a month and it has been an interesting experience so far. For starters, attending university...
What’s in a Name?
Posted June 30, 2018
I am almost 100 percent certain that the first words out of my professors’ mouths was that we call them by their first names....
Hout Bay
Posted March 15, 2018
Although we have gotten busier with academics, there are some excursions that were organized for us as well. One of my favorites so far...
Contrasts
Posted January 26, 2018
Our first two weeks in South Africa were spent traveling the northeast corner of the country, with Johannesburg acting as a sort of home...
Three and a Half Months Later…
Posted January 4, 2016
by Ann Ku I reminisced on all my good memories, sorrowfully said my goodbyes, packed my bags, and headed back to the US. Though...
Give Me My Pen
Posted June 23, 2015
On the second night of our homestay in HaMakuya, a rural village in northern Limpopo Province, Kaley, Duncan and I donned the traditional clothing...
“Winter” Is Coming?
Posted May 14, 2015
So the other day, I was talking to a few other people in the program about our upcoming trip to the Garden Route (along...
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....
Looking back on Paris
Posted January 13, 2014
Abby Reudelsterz, European Union Studies, 2013 It’s hard to believe that I’ve been back in the U.S. for almost four weeks now. Since my...