To Istanbul and Beyond
When I first arrived in Turkey, everything was very new and strange. However, all of that was expected because I was in a place I had never been. When I got back to the U.S., everything was strange, but since… READ MORE →
Aerial Amalgam: Departure & First Impressions
Since this is my first time posting a blog for the Gilman Global Experience Blog, let me give you all you need to know about me: my name’s Garrett Schuman (or in Chinese, 许可儒); I’m an avid lover of all… READ MORE →
Reverse Culture Shock
Reverse culture shock is a phenomenon I hardly believed was real when I set off for my study abroad. I could understand the waves of shock I felt as I studied in Thailand and half expected them before the plane… READ MORE →
Farewell, England
“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – G. K. Chesterton It is unbelievable to me that my adventures… READ MORE →
Ben Franklin, We’re Not In Pennsylvania Anymore
Hi! Thanks for coming! Please, take a seat! Let me say that I’m just happy you came to hear about my summer study abroad in Guatemala. This origin story will only take a few minutes, I promise. The only way… READ MORE →
Hello from Prague Introductory Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kk2opuuEOY
Appreciation Birthed Abroad
It is hard to judge just exactly how I have grown from my time in Tanzania, though I can feel something different inside me. Perhaps when I return to the States, the ways in which I have changed will become… READ MORE →
Pop-Tarts and Traffic Laws
The water pressure in my shower is glorious. The hot water is, indeed, hot. And the internet– it’s so fast! It’s everywhere! Why did I ever leave? The United States are great. There are traffic laws. And pop-tarts. And American… READ MORE →
“You need to understand that everything in Serbia revolves around food.”
“You need to understand that everything in Serbia revolves around food,” my host-mother told me as I accepted a third helping—sans protest—of her delicious Sarma (mince-meat wrapped and cooked in cabbage leaves). “It doesn’t matter what is happening, food is… READ MORE →
That Time I Couldn’t Speak My Own Language
The first time I think I really experienced culture shock was when I got to the Istanbul Atatürk Airport passport control. Obviously a lot of the people in line were also foreigners like me, but I was still blown away by… READ MORE →