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Category: Czech Republic

Jonah in Prague, Czech Republic

February 19, 2018 Leave a comment
Close-up photo of Jonah smiling

    Dobrý den. Ahoj! My name is Jonah, class of 2019. I am an English major studying in Czech Republic and surrounding areas for the next few months. I’ll be in Prague for most of my stay living with a host family, immersed in Czech arts and culture. I love literature and music probably more than most things. Swimming

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Why Study in Ghana?

October 11, 2023 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

I chose to study abroad in Ghana for a variety of reasons, but I think I can finally admit that one of them was to take the road less traveled. We all know about the programs in Copenhagen and Kyoto, or the semesters in New Zealand and Spain. Yet one continent that is often overlooked for study abroad is Africa.

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Sustainability Correspondent: Corey in Christchurch, New Zealand

September 22, 2023 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Bio: Corey O’Callaghan is a first-semester junior studying math and (hopefully) an interdisciplinary major at Amherst College. They are from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this semester they are attending the University of Canterbury in Aotearoa New Zealand through the Frontiers Abroad program! Corey is passionate about how environmentalism and people interact, and they are especially interested in water rights and management. They are excited

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Getting to Denmark

September 22, 2023 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Why do we go to Denmark? Francis Fukuyama, in After the End of History (2022) If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark. Richard Wilkinson, in Oxfam Inequality Report (2021) In this blog post, I outline my tentative answers to questions I set out my study-abroad with. These are questions about Denmark as the premier

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My Goals for Studying Abroad in Salamanca, Spain

August 30, 2023 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Hello everyone! My name is Woohyun and I am thrilled to share my study abroad experience with all of you throughout the semester. I will be studying in Salamanca, Spain through the IES Psychology program where I will be taking a variety of courses in the Spanish language, education, and psychology. I am looking forward to taking courses in education

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