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Alcalá de Henares – Patrimonio de la Humanidad
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to my blog. This semester I am studying in Alcalá de Henares, a city located by Madrid in the Autonomous Community of Madrid in Spain. It is a very old city with a history at least as old as the Romans. Back then, the city was called COMPLVTVM (Complutum) and that name is […]
Gusties in Istanbul…
Dear parents and those of you following our adventure in Turkey, Here are some group pictures from Istanbul… First night in Istanbul – II
A Tornado Hits Rome: Day 3 – The Devastation
Gizmo! Scuba! Noodle!!! Toblerone! Ratchet… Falafel!!! I’m Reanna and I’m a junior at Gustavus with an undying hunger to see the world. So I’m spending this semester in goreous ROME, the city of my dreams! I like to describe myself as a tart, though apparently it doesn’t mean a feisty, smart-mouthed, strong-minded young individual like […]
After 1 week in Peru…
We have now completed our first week of classes, clinical experiences, and home visits! We are exhausted… but feel accomplished. We’ve enjoyed getting to know and making connections with the Chimbotanos. They are very energetic and eager to learn. Last night we went to Nueva Chimbote and ate at a nice Argentinian restaurant. It was […]
Friday the thirteenth!
We started out the morning with breakfast in the hotel restaurant at 8am, and met upstairs at 9am to begin our daily tour. We began walking through the steets and after about 5 minutes arrived at the Topkapi Palace. Just to interject, I think it’s great that everything is in such close walking distance from […]
Journey to Old Town Istanbul
As the title of this blog entry might suggest our first full day in Turkey was spent in Old Town Istanbul, and therefore, was historically based. As a history buff, I knew that I was going to thoroughly enjoy learning the history of each destination on the schedule for today, but to say that I […]
The Journey: MSP > ORD > IST (…Finally!)
Fresh bread. Hotel room. Downtown to the left. Suburbs to the right. Merhaba, or hello from Istanbul! We have finally arrived at our destination. Before I discuss Istanbul itself, let me retrace our steps to our departure from the United States. On 10 January, 2012 at 12:00 we departed from Gustavus for Minneapolis St. Paul […]
Day 2 of Teaching english in chimpote!
Today was another wonderful day in Chimbote! We had another experience of working with children and adults interested in learning english or perfecting what they know. All the little experiences are starting to become the best parts of our day. Todays classes went much more smoother then yesterday as our group has become more confident […]
January 9th, POL-155
Well, the most surreal day of our Turkey trip is finally here: the final hours before departure. After a week of preparation in background on Turkish history, popular culture, controversies, and role in global affairs, it is time to be guests in the wonderful city of Istanbul. On this last day of class on-campus, it […]
Tres Reyes de Chimbote
Hello friends and family! Today was a very busy day, which began with us being introduced during morning mass to the community. There was a Christmas celebration of the three kings in which we participated. We walked with three Chimbotanos who were dressed as kings and were recovering addicts/alcoholics. We walked through the town, delivering […]