A Different View of Death: Denmark’s Assistens Cemetery

By Kate Becker ’26 Amid towering poplar trees, locals and tourists drink beers, listen to music, and zip by on bikes along a winding path. Mothers push baby strollers. Elementary students join a scavenger hunt. Sunbathers enjoy the last rays on flower-covered fields. Beneath them, thousands of Danes lie buried. Among them is philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Niels

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Reflecting on Study Away as an Amherst Alum

Over two years have passed since I returned from studying sustainable development in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Since then, I graduated with a degree in environmental studies and took a post-bac job at Amherst College’s Office of Sustainability as the Sustainability Green Dean. All of these experiences are fueled by my lifelong interest in the environment, but they’re also influenced by

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Reflections – What I Learned about Australia and Myself

Landing at Kingsford Smith Airport around midnight and checking into my accommodation at UNSW Village was over four months ago now, but it feels like just four days ago. Unfortunately, my time Down Under has come to a close. Hence, it’s time to reflect on my incredible experiences and unforgettable memories that have shaped my study away. I will always

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Train to Salamanca: Local Perspective about Asian Immigrants in Spain

I still vividly remember that train ride back to Salamanca from Madrid, where a casual conversation transformed into one of the most memorable moments during my time abroad.  After a long weekend in Barcelona, I was exhausted and looking forward to a quiet train ride back to Salamanca until someone sat down beside me and started a conversation. He initially

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