¡Lo hicimos! (We did it)
Posted August 12, 2019
After two weeks of preparation, my group held the community event! The structure of the event evolved from our original idea of a musical...Tag: education
Wine for Education?!?
Posted November 2, 2018
When I began my exchange at ETH Zürich, I did not expect to take a class in wine production techniques. In reality, the class...
*Click Click Click* There’s No Place Like Home, But México Was Wonderful
Posted October 8, 2018
Spending this summer studying abroad in México City (or CDMX for Ciudad de Mexico) was truly a priceless experience. I have been to México...
A Reflection on the Serbian Worldview
Posted July 5, 2018
It is truly amazing what you can learn about a people or culture by simply living among them. In the past week, we have...
我看不懂汉字(I see, but don’t understand Chinese characters.)
Posted December 20, 2016
When I first landed in Hong Kong, only of the most striking features of the new city-scape was, naturally, that Chinese characters were everywhere....
#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...
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...
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...