Category: Field Studies

Jambo! Thanks to Mean Girls, going into this field study that was the only word of Swahili I knew. I had very limited knowledge on the country itself as well. I could point to Tanzania on a map and I knew I would need shots if I were to be accepted, but that was the extent…

There were so many great memories that I made during my four weeks in Germany that it’s very difficult for me to choose one. I got to see so many beautiful places, made wonderful friends from several countries and continents, and was able to eat delicious foods from all around Europe. I was fortunate enough…

It has been a week since the end of my trip in Munster and I am not sure how I feel. I am happy to be back home, but at the same time I wish the trip had been longer. I think my most lasting memory is not really one specific thing but the fact…

When I look back onto my time abroad in Germany I will most likely remember the layout of Munster.  I don’t think I would ever forget the churches or the sound they made (because I was woken up by one everyday at 7 am) or the history that goes with them.  The churches were enormous…

Like my first post, this one will be about my “Gasthund” Spencer. Over the past four weeks, our relationship grew exponentially… but something else did too. Tumors flared up in his liver and kidneys, metastasizing in just a month. This surprise illness meant that this sweet little baby had to be put down the day…

In comparison to the twenty or so years that most of us have lived on this earth, four weeks is not a whole lot of time. These four weeks were so jam-packed with lessons, both in the classroom and out, that they have made a far greater impact upon us than the time would suggest….

There are so many memories that I have gain while being in Münster this summer. From meeting new people from around the world, traveling around Europe and improving my German. However the one memory that I think I will forever remember will  be on my last day I finally was able to have an entire…

The most lasting memory I will have leaving Germany are the different cultures I have met. Of course I have come to recognize the German culture but besides that my class consisted of Men from Spain, China, South Korea and Paraguay as well as women from Mexico, South Korea an Switzerland. Sounding like many cultures…

This week we were supposed to write about what we noticed in Europe regarding the eurocup. I knew it was going on and on what day germany was playing because of the german flags and shirts all around me.   When I was in Berlin yesterday I noticed that they had fenced off a huge…

EM time in Germany is very special. We might have many sports in the US that the majority of people follow and get excited about, but it isn’t like that in Germany. For Germans, the EM and WM are major events that allow them to show their German pride and support their country. During these…