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These are study abroad programs that last for one semester
My One Certainty
Anyone who has heard of Bailey’s Irish Cream knows that the name Bailey comes from Ireland. However, this beverage has been misleading people for generations. The problem is that after hearing the name Bailey, people who encounter the name Bailly assume that it is also from Ireland. In fact, the variation Bailly is from France, […]
January 15 in Istanbul by Mandy
Today was, once again, a beautiful day in Istanbul. First, our tour guide Ender (the man, the myth, the legend) took us to Dolmabahce Palace, which was mind-boggling. It was built in 1856 and, surprisingly, Mimar Sinan was not the master architect. After Sultan Selim III was murdered in Topkapi Palace, the move to this […]
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 […]
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 […]
First day of class
Operation Istanbul: Day 1 10:30-12:30 in Old Main 205 Today marked the beginning of our adventure to Istanbul, Turkey and we started by learning more about Turkey’s somewhat tumultuous political history. Considering some people’s knowledge of Turkey going into this class consisted entirely of information contained in the song “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, an overview of […]
Cementerio de Nueva Esperanza
The hills are alive with the bright colors graves. Millions of graves ranging from piles of stones to full-out cement altars with stairs, as people have been able to afford. It started out as an appropriation of unused land, the squatting dead, so to speak, and it has become a veritable unplanned city of the […]
Comparing PUCP and GAC
Going to school at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (la Católica) is a little bit different than Gustavus. Some things I like less, and some things I like more. If you’re curious about student life here, here’s a bit of comparison: Before I get ahead of myself, I should let you know where I’m […]
Huaraz
One of the best things about studying abroad is the opportunity to travel. When you’re staying in hostels and paying guides, it’s much cheaper to travel in a group. So, some gringo friends and I decided to go to Huaraz. Huaraz, being situated right between the Cordillera Blanca (white mountain range, named for its snowy […]
Mistura
“Lima: Gastronomic Capital of the World,” say the posters in town. Its a brag, of course, but it’s not without substance. The restaurant scene in Lima is kicking, full of cebicherías, chifas (chinese-peruvian fusion), parrilleras (grills), anticucherías (grills specialized in anticuchos. See photo) and I’ve been told it’s the home to a number of world-famous […]
Reflections of a Vegetarian in Lima
Since last fall in the U.S. I was eating vegetarian, mostly for political and environmental reasons. I am not morally opposed to eating meat, and I enjoy eating it particularly if it has come from a sustainable source, where the animals were treated well. Eating vegetarian in the U.S. was great because I largely had […]