One weekend in April, my friends and I took a weekend trip to Varenna, which is a quaint town on Lake Como. The air was crisp with beautiful mountains and wide open areas. The towns were cute with mom and pop restaurants. In order to get from town to town you must take a water… Read more »
Month: June 2018
T K Bead-making Workshop in Accra, Ghana (Jordyn Kruse)
After spending the afternoon at TK beads bead making workshop, I was inspired in many ways. This bead making workshop was solely based on the creativity of handmade beads. At this workshop, the employees designed their own beads out of collected class bottles, such as old wine bottles, beer bottles or any other type of… Read more »
Justin Freeman’s Trip to Greece
The trip was an experience I’ll never be able to forget. As a first-generation student from a low-income family, this was something I thought I’d never be able to do during college — yet alone my freshman year and during my birthday! I’m deeply thankful for all the people and programs who made it possible… Read more »
Okyehene’s Palace (Kajjmere Baker)
We visited Okyehene’s Palace to meet the chiefs of the Kyebi Traditional Area in Ghana. Before getting to meet the chief, I witnessed a sacrifice, which is a traditional ritual in the area. The sacrifice occurred to resolve a dispute that was brought to the chief’s court. During the ritual, libation is poured to… Read more »
Exploring Human Rights in South Africa (Kenlynn Albright)
In May, I travelled to South Africa for 10 days to explore human rights practices of businesses, governments, and entrepreneurs. On the morning of May 7th, myself, 3 faculty, and 21 peers started our 27 hours of travel to Johannesburg. As this was my first time out of the country, it was exhausting, but also… Read more »
Semester in Seville, Spain and other European cities
I spent an incredible four months abroad in Spain and I had the opportunity to travel to other European countries as well. I was lucky enough to be in Seville during the spring where they celebrate Semana Santa and Feria de Abril where the whole city participates in the festivities. During Semana Santa people gather… Read more »
Madrid, Spain: Mi segunda casa (Tyeisha Fordham)
Ever since I first began to learn Spanish, I told myself (and others) that I was going to travel to Spain in the future. As I grew older and realized that traveling takes work to happen, I started to doubt that I would have the opportunity to go. When I reached my first year in… Read more »
Semester in Sevilla (Alejandro Miller)
With a co-major in international business and a minor in Spanish, I had known that I wanted to study in Spain since my freshman year. I lived and studied in Sevilla, a city of 700,000 inhabitants situated on the Guadalquivir river in Andalucia, the southernmost region of Spain. Over the course of the semester, I… Read more »
A Taste of Ghana (Araceli Flores)
The first coconut I had from Ghana was when I at arrived at Coconut Grove Regency Hotel. I must say Ghana has the best coconuts and mangoes. The best part was that you can find them just about anywhere especially if they are in season and that the fruit was fresh. The mangoes in Ghana were… Read more »
Kakum Rain Forest/ Canopy Walkway Experience (Araceli Flores)
Kakum Rainforest was beautiful. Although I did not consider myself an outdoorsy person, I had a lot of fun going through the canopy walk. Even if someone was afraid of heights, this fear usually goes away once you are on the canopy walk. Having friends with you during the walk also lessens the fear. For… Read more »