Tour guides
October 19 Over the course of this cross-cultural, we have had several different tour guides that have led us through different cities or specific areas.聽 They each have their own little quirks and differences, but they all were good at their jobs.聽 In Salzburg we had Eric, a local who led us around small towns....
Exploring Salzburg and Vienna
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Guten Abend, all the way from Vienna! We are beginning our third week abroad and our second week of eight in Austria鈥檚 capital city. Since you last saw us, we have stuffed our days full of every possible activity our feet could carry us to–from hiking on the Untersberg, to watching....
Jardin Botanique Montreal
5 June 2016 The Garden of First Nations was cultivated by the Cree, Algonquin, Attikamek, Innu and Naskapi. These people were hunters and gatherers who lived in conifer forests that were near water. These types of “gardens” became community sites for reunions, trade and celebrations. These areas were also designed to be gateways to the....
Trial of the Big Bad Wolf, The Pentagon and time with author David Hilfiker
Trial of the Big Bad Wolf 05/20/2016: Today we went to The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf which was a play at the Anacostia Playhouse in Southeast DC. 聽This is a neighborhood which has often been neglected and seen as unsafe. 聽Many community organizations are working hard to make sure children and families in....
Montreal Urban Agricultural Fair
May 2016 At the urban agricultural fair, I had two roles; I was security and a replacement.聽 As security, my job was to let people and cars through the barrier that were setting up booths for the fair and to prevent other cars from driving through the street while the fair was being set up....
Baltic capitals and memorials
May 2016 It’s been a whirlwind of excitement since we’ve arrived in聽Lithuania. From getting to know the other students who are studying with us, to figuring out how to navigate around the city of Klaipeda, our journey so far has been amazing. We have class each morning for 3 hours, and then are free to....
Urban issues, Non-profits and Community Recreation in DC
Three weeks initially seemed like a long time to be in DC. 聽The first week we were learning how to navigate the city, open ourselves to a history of African Americans that most of us had never heard before, and realize that there are many perspectives about economic development, affordable housing, homelessness, mass incarceration, education....
Mont Royal and more
Washington, DC Haiku
Week 1 Washington DC Cultural society There are poor and rich. Those who are oppressed Working to make a living Sometimes get the boot. Things that happen here Are sure to make history For good and for bad. – Aaron Cook, Mirella Rodriquez, Kylie Crawford, Stephanie Stoner,聽Brittany McCullock Colorful flowers....
Lithuania 2016
Lithuania 2016 summer cross-cultural seminar has begun posting a few photographs from their explorations in and around Klaipeda. Pictured above is a group of the students on their first trip out to the beach on the Baltic Sea.