Top Left: Countryside of Ireland along the coast Top right: Aras, the home to the President of Ireland Bottom Left:Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland Bottom Right: Some of the murals from the Catholic side of the Conflict in Belfast, Ireland Getting to spend two weeks in Ireland and Northern Ireland was absolutely amazing. Our class was… Read more »
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Jamaica Eco-Village
Hello everyone, I will be heading off to The Blue Mountains in a few days! Hopefully I have enough on my list to sustain me and keep the bugs away.
See through the city
What an amazing city! With so many attractions to offer its continuous cycles of tourists and locals, Barcelona has it all. There is a place for everyone and something everyone can do. The flip-side of the coin is a never-ending list of things to do and see. A list that creates a life-time’s worth of… Read more »
Parallel to the Canopy
One breath-taking opportunity that this class did afford was the chance to get to walk among the treetops of a rain forest. Never before had I stepped foot inside of a “rain forest” and to say the least it was truly eye-opening. The picture above is of one of the walkways we traveled across and… Read more »
Duality
During our group’s stay in Ghana we were able to visit the largest natural lake in West Africa. In the picture you can see that it was raining and stormy on one side of the lake while being sunny and blue on the other end. The time at the lake was a wonderful experience, even… Read more »
Forward ever, backwards never
The title of this post, “Forward ever, backward never”, is a quote from Kwame Nkrumah, the man who looked into the future and actualized his dream of a Ghana free of colonial rule. This prodigious leader was the revolutionary who led Ghana’s fight to gain independence. And before going to Ghana, I had no idea about… Read more »
A Year in Review: Part 3, Christmas
It’s always hard to be away from home for the holidays, and this year was going to be my first time away. However I was going to be spending my Christmas in Norway with some very special people. My Dad had traveled to Norway in the 1970’s when he was hitchhiking through Europe and, upon… Read more »
Kakum National Park Canopy Walk
The Kakum Canopy Walk was in one of Ghana’s natural rain forests in the central region. This canopy walkway was one of the three walkways that Africa had. As we got to explore this natural rain forest, we walked through all 7 of the connected bridges that were 350 meters above ground. I really enjoyed… Read more »
B.A.S.I.C.S International
B.A.S.I.C.S International (Brothers And Sisters In Christ Served) was an after-school program in Ghana that provided underprivileged children help with schooling and other after-school activities. This was one of the most empowering places I had visited in Ghana and I loved having the opportunity to talk one-on-one with children in the community. Speaking with them… Read more »
Lake Como
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 »