Culture Shock in Trinidad & Tobago
Certainly, the first stage of entry into a new country (and new culture) is that of excitement. Trinidad and Tobago enveloped me in a variety of scents, the endless music on the streets through all hours of the day and… READ MORE →
Carnaval – Part 2
The first night passed pretty quickly… I didn’t know anybody, and my Portuguese still wasn’t too good, but it didn’t matter, I just kept having the same little conversation with innumerable people, about where I came from, growing up in… READ MORE →
So I was wrong okay? I can get homesick.
Culture shock is something I heard about all the time in the International House at my university. I saw it first hand in my friends who were very far away from home. Prior to leaving the states for the semester… READ MORE →
MOVING OUT: STARTING THE FINAL STAGE
After two months of living with my wonderful host family, it is time to bid them adieu. The final month of my study abroad program is the ISP (Independent Study Project) period and in that period we are responsible for… READ MORE →
A Stranger in Taiwan
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the… READ MORE →
Define Homesick
A couple days ago we were talking about the impending end of our program and one of the other girls asked me if I was homesick. I think I surprised both of us with my answer because I said no. … READ MORE →
Lay of the Land in Trinidad & Tobago
While some countries are known for their grand architecture and visitors traverse the pathways of the city to photograph the statuettes perched on every corner, Trinidad and Tobago is not one of these countries. Yes, these islands have a few… READ MORE →
Into the Moroccan Countryside
Our third and final excursion was to a small village near Beni Mallal in a region of Morocco known for high immigration rates to Europe. Even though it was a village with all that that entails: dirt streets, cows, and… READ MORE →
Carnaval – Part 1
The time was coming to start thinking about what I was going to do for Carnaval, the great holiday at the beginning of spring when all of Brazil stops the routine to enjoy the party for 4 days. All the… READ MORE →
Several Shades of Gray
Perhaps everything in ones life can be measured with something as simple as the sixth-grade mathematics. We learned of an object known as an open line segment. This theory may sound too simple to be accurate, but upon closer inspection,… READ MORE →