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Something that we all have viewed during our stay in Morocco is beggars. We all are familiar with the social standing of beggers, “amongst the most vulnerable group in our society” as they are at the lowest point of the socioeconomic “scale” (Menka et al., 2014). We are also aware of how beggars are treated,…
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Being in a predominantly Muslim part of the world when we come from a predominantly Christian country, it is not hard to recognize these as differing identities. A particular aspect of our tour in Medina that piqued my interest was the cleaning ritual (Wudhu or Wudu) that Muslims partake in before praying. To quote our…
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During my time in Spain, my favorite day was when we toured the Alhambra palace. It was extraordinary. The Alhambra is known to be one of the most unique palaces in the world, perched upon a hilltop in Granada, Spain. It is a famous monument of Islamic architecture that extends over 142,000 square meters. We…
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My name is Avery Kanemasu, and I am a rising senior at the University of Georgia, majoring in Biological Sciences. I wanted to participate in the Spain: Food Production, Culture, and the Environment Maymester to broaden my worldview by experiencing Spanish culture firsthand. Through the exploration of southern Spain, I learned more about the various…
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Most of my time in Cuba was spent in Havana, the capital. But we spent a night in a region about three hours from the city called Viñales. It was absolutely beautiful! Before we got into the town area, we made a few stops. The first was at a tobacco farm where the farmer showed…
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Most people know about all of the cars in Cuba. Driving down any street you can always spot old American cars made in the 50s and 60s- its quite a sight! In addition to all of the old American cars are a good number of old cars from the Soviet Union. Those ones are kind…
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During our time in Cuba we stayed in casas particulares with Cuban families. Two other girls from UGA and I stayed in Casa Carmen with Carmen, her son Angel and his wife, and their 10 year old son Angel and five year old daughter Sofia. It was cool to experience a little part of everyday…
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During this unique program, I had the opportunity to learn more about the modern and traditional food production practices of Spain as well as experience traditional Spanish dishes. For instance, we visited a Jamivi Iberian Pork farm in Granada, Spain. The farm was family-owned, and the daughter-in-law and one of the brothers gave us a…
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January 31st My name is Vivian Yang and I am currently a senior studying food science at UGA! After a fall semester of hard work that went into preparing to study abroad, I am so excited to finally begin my time in Zurich and I look forward to sharing some of my most memorable experiences…
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I never thought I would go on a study abroad trip. I hadn’t even been west of Alabama, let alone gone out of the country. I’m not one of those people who likes getting outside of their comfort zone and trying a bunch of new things. However, the semesters prior had all been full of…