by Andrew D | Jun 21, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As an engineering student, history class was never really my thing. Reading page after page of a textbook about the Renaissance was such a chore. But learning history from a piece of paper verses actually walking through it is completely different. Spain is a country...
by Genesis M | Jun 21, 2016 | Faculty-Led, North America, Social Work, Summer
May 8th 2016 When I first arrived to Mexico, I was excited and a little bit nervous. This was my first time out of the country and I was without my family, but I was lucky enough to be there will fellow social work majors. Once we finally got off the plane and...
by Tate T | Jun 21, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I’m writing this as we prepare for liftoff, headed to Berlin from Dublin. Our stay in Dublin was everything I could have hoped. My one worry, the perpetual threat of cold rain, turned out to be a nonissue. We received nearly immaculate weather on each day we...
by Tate T | Jun 21, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
And just like that, the trip was over. I traveled back to the States with a number of my fellow travelers, which eased the separation anxiety a little. Arriving home, my main concern was staying awake to overcome jet lag. A ten-hour flight will do a number on your...
by Gabrielle H | Jun 21, 2016 | Central America, Engineering, Faculty-Led, Summer
Now that I’ve been back in the US for almost two weeks, I’d like to reflect on this trip and my overall experience of travelling abroad on a faculty-led program. First, I think that every student should try to attend one study abroad program during their...
by Sarah R | Jun 21, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
After spending the last week of my study abroad in Prague, I never want to leave! I would recommend to anyone even remotely considering visiting to go for it. Prague was one of the few cities in Eastern Europe that remained mostly untouched during World War 2 so...
by Zoe N | Jun 21, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
The first week of Dr. Steinberg’s summer class “Rainforests, Reefs, and Ruins” was spent in the Toledo District. From there, we traveled to various locations to learn about Belize and participate in conservation activities. On the seventh day, we said goodbye to Punta...
by Christopher L | Jun 21, 2016 | Central America, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
The beginning of the trip was exciting as usual! It is so much fun to see all of the members of the community showing up to learn all week! The coolest and most rewarding part of this trip is being able to make real connections with the people that we are teaching. I...