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South Africa – Culture Shock
There has definitely been a great deal of culture shock for me upon returning home to the United States. Because of this, my learning about the culture of the South Africans in Cape Town has continued since I got home. I had many “ah-ha!” moments where things I had learned or experienced throughout our trip […]
South Africa – Visiting Langa, the First Township
Elliot Larson Blog Post January 15th, 2013 “Community” Redefined on the Langa Township Tour Throughout our trip the word “community” had been a common theme, as it is easy to see that there is a strong sense of community here in South Africa. However, until today what this truly meant was still a bit […]
South Africa – Returning Home
Thankful. Thankful is just one word that sums up my experience in Cape Town, South Africa. Upon returning home from South Africa a few days ago I have become aware and very appreciative of these benefits that I have received in South Africa and these that I have come to realize upon returning home. Before […]
South Africa – Khayelistsha the 2nd time around
This morning we boarded our two vans guided by Eugene like we have many other times. But, today there was more excitement in the vans because we actually knew who we were going to see and what we were going to do. Going back to Khayelitsha after our experience at camp was sure to be […]
Weekend In Venice
On January 18th the group traveled by train from Florence to the town of Venice. At approximately 8:30 a.m. the train departed from the train station and began the three-hour journey through the countryside and mountains. The weather was not rainy, after continuous rainfall for several days, but partly cloudy and calm. Numerous group members […]
Tuscany, Synonymous with Wine
This morning we departed from Rome,Italy for Tuscany, where Pinocchio was created … and wine. The three days in Rome flew by from visiting the Colosseum to the Vatican and plenty of shopping along the way it’s been three days well spent. We loaded the pockets of plenty of street vendors who bombarded us with […]
Bread Baking at Vasterbotten
In the early morning of January 18th many of us were hit with jetlag. We were lying awake half of the night not able to sleep. However, our day quickly turned around when we returned to the Västerbotten Museum to bake traditional Sami bread. We went into an unheated cabin with a brick oven which […]
Roaming in Rome!
Today marks our third and final day in Rome. After yesterday’s jam-packed day that included visiting Vatican City and the Coliseum, we were given the day to explore Rome on our own. Some people used this opportunity to shop in Rome’s Spanish Steps area while others visited famous landmarks such as the Trevi Fountain. This […]
There and back and there and back again: a cold American’s tale by Devon Bealke
January 17th proved to be something of a roller-coaster ride for our group. We had a few items on the schedule: a quick trip to finalize travel visas at the Migrationsverket (the Migration Board, abbreviated as MV), a return to Umeå University for a lazy stroll, a trip to the Västerbotten History museum, and finally a […]
Why Hello Sweden; Gustavus Semester in Sweden
Well what an experience it as has already been! To start off, we the group had a very long flight day. It all started at MSP airport where flew off to Chicago and had a three hour layover, which was not bad at all. Then we got aboard our SAS airplane and were Sweden bound! […]