I’m excited to be somewhere wholly new and unknown to me, and it seems like my departure is still faraway but it’s only two months away at this point. Time this semester has gone by so quickly, and I wonder if my time in Ecuador will go by with the same speed; I’m hoping that […]
Pre-Trip Thoughts!
I am so excited for the opportunity to live immersed in a new culture! I am most looking forward to visiting the rainforest. I am also excited to live at a high altitude! I am most nervous about conversing in Spanish with my host family. See you soon Ecuador!
Off to the Rainforest!
I am most looking forward to practicing my Spanish and going to the Amazon Rainforest. I am excited for my volunteering opportunity as well and I look forward to finding out what that is. I am nervous about getting to Quito.
Researching Down Under
I am currently working on gathering context and a deeper understanding of New Zealand’s indigenous land rights and management systems before I head over to that side of the world (in t-minus 2 months!). Here is the compilation of this semester’s research.
Our first two weeks in Berlin
Our first week in Berlin was devoted to an excellent orientation program run by the knowledgeable and friendly staff at IES Abroad. An excursion to nearby Potsdam on September 2 gave us a glimpse of how Frederick the Great lived. During the second week we were consumed by an intensive German language course that ended […]