culture

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  • Christal, Alumni Ambassador
  • 10-Sep-2020
How Studying Abroad Helped Me Make My Community More Visible

Hi there! This is Christal Juarez checking in as I reflect further from my recent experience as a Gilman Scholar.Read More ⇾

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  • Tammie in France
  • 21-Apr-2017
The Champagne Lifestyle: A Regional Privilege

In my last post, I wrote about how food is a major part of French culture, and how exploring foodRead More ⇾

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  • Tammie in France
  • 22-Mar-2017
French Food and Adapting to Culture: A Rollercoaster Experience

 “The meaning of food is an exploration of culture through food. What we consume, how we acquire it, who preparesRead More ⇾

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  • Coryl in Ghana
  • 27-Feb-2017
Eight Remarkable Characteristics of Ghanaian Culture

As I approach my first month here in Ghana, I have had the chance to witness and be a partRead More ⇾

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  • Michelle in India
  • 05-Dec-2016
The Inevitable Question: ‘So how is/was India?’

It is early in the morning, but everyone is awake. Cling! Clang! I hear my ammaa making breakfast downstairs. She isRead More ⇾

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  • Christopher In Italy
  • 21-Nov-2016
Newsflash

Newsflash: In the weeks prior to Election Day in the United States, my American friends were all wondering who IRead More ⇾

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  • Elizabeth in Vienna
  • 01-Aug-2016
Finally Back in the USA!

I miss Wien (Vienna)! Since I’ve been back in the U.S., I’ve kept in contact with many people I spentRead More ⇾

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  • Sua in Hong Kong
  • 11-Jul-2016
Hong Kong’s Work Culture

As I sit crammed on Hong Kong's famous subway system, the MTR, I am surrounded by tired souls. Gaunt figuresRead More ⇾

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  • Robert in Argentina
  • 23-Jun-2016
Recapping My Study Abroad Take Aways

This year I decided to study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina to reconnect with my Argentine heritage and culture. As aRead More ⇾

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  • Arleen
  • 25-Apr-2016
Food Adventures in Thailand

Before my study abroad experience, when I first started getting interested in Thailand, the first images that came to mindRead More ⇾