Tschüss(e) Berlin
Posted August 24, 2016
Today I went to my last class at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and I was hit with the realization that my time in...Tag: language
Cultural diversity in Singapore
Posted August 16, 2016
It’s amazing how Singapore has managed to become one nation with so many different cultures, and each and every culture does shine. When you...
Welcome to Berlin
Posted July 11, 2016
The last couple of days have been really intense for all of us here in Berlin. We just finished our first week of classes...
The Power of Language in South Africa
Posted June 8, 2016
After spending time all over South Africa, we have been exposed to many of South Africa’s eleven official languages. On our first day in...
Wanderlust
Posted November 30, 2015
Hello dear readers, I am back with a new post, a new update! Believe me when I say that traveling is a luxury. It’s definitely something...
Dashing
Posted November 4, 2015
by Savannah Birnbaum The semester so far feels a lot like walking up a down-moving escalator. I must do everything! Go everywhere! Have the...
#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...
Niu rou mian, please.
Posted July 14, 2015
It’s hard to fathom, but I’ve already spent three and a half weeks in Beijing! I’m going to be especially cheesy here, but time...
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...
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...