Faculty-led
-
It was just a few weeks before I left for Costa Rica, and I had so many emotions going through my head. I was nervous, stressed, excited, and impatient all at once. On one hand, I could not wait to start an awesome adventure in a foreign country. On the other hand, I still had…
-
During the trip to Spain we took a trip to Alcudia de Guadix where we made bread and cheese in cave houses. The first cave we went into we were able to make cheese from goat milk. We added renin extracted from a plant in order to separate the curds and whey in the milk.…
-
Over halfway through our study abroad trip in Costa Rica we entered my favorite ecosystem I had seen so far: the cloud forest. We stayed at Monteverde, which aptly means Green Mountain. There fog is trapped among the canopy, and despite Costa Rica being a tropical country, the temperature didn’t leave the 60’s (F). This…
-
I’ve hiked for three hours, I’m *almost* at the top of a mountain in the jungle, and I have enough beads of sweat on my forehead to make a necklace – heck, open a jewelry store. How did I get here? Well, I started my morning on a more pleasant note, horseback riding at Ensanada…
-
A soon as I knew I was going on the Arts and Gardens Tour of Europe, I knew I had to take one of my free days to explore Edinburgh, Scotland to see all of the Harry Potter landmarks, especially after being in London and seeing local spots used for filming. I started my day…
-
In Costa Rica, the environment is perfect for growing many tropical plants that can be farmed for food, timber, and many other products. The perfect mix of warm weather and rainfall all year round makes this rainforest a victim to the growing populations of the world. Many hectares of land has been deforested and replanted…
-
This photo was taken on the first day of my Avian Biology Maymester in Costa Rica. Although it was only 3:00 in the afternoon, I had already seen so much. We had flown in the night before and were up and ready to go at 5:30 the next morning. On our way out we drove…
-
Before my trip to Spain, I had no experience leaving the country on my own. The farthest I had even gone out of the country was to Mexico a few years ago. I did not know anybody that was going to be on this trip, nor had any experience in Europe. Therefore, to say I…
-
Throughout my trip through Europe for three weeks, I struggled with relating to and staying interested in the art. I never saw any African culture or any black faces in any of the art. Don’t get me wrong, the paintings were marvelous and beautiful, but I still desired that representation. I just wanted to see…
-
Uber is always the go-to method of public transportation here in the United States. In Athens, Uber is pretty much the only way to get from place to place directly, just short of the buses. As if navigating a new city is not hard enough, it adds a new twist when you cannot speak the…