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Category: Fall 2018 Bloggers

Kola in Shanghai, China

September 5, 2018 Leave a comment
Kola

      Hello everyone! My name is Kola and I’m an English and Computer Science major, currently studying Mandarin at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Check in here to learn about my experiences in China. I’m navigating a new space and my place within it, and I’d like to bring you all along! Also I’m trying to

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Emily in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

September 5, 2018 Leave a comment
Emily in Wellesley

      Hi, I’m Emily! This fall I’m studying at Wellesley College, an all-women’s liberal arts college near Boston, MA. I’m from New Jersey and a class of 2020 neuroscience major. With this blog, I want to document my experiences at Wellesley and explore topics like the difference of attending a co-ed liberal arts vs. all-women’s liberal arts college.

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Anthony in Granada, Spain

September 5, 2018 Leave a comment
Anthony in Granada

¡Hola! My name is Anthony Phillips and I am a Junior studying Sociology at Amherst College. I am going to Granada, Spain for my Fall 2018 semester and I am so excited! I will travel internationally for the first time and immerse myself in a different culture. My goal is to improve my Spanish speaking skills and to evolve as

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Talia in Copenhagen, Denmark

September 5, 2018 Leave a comment
Talia in Copenhagen

Hej! My name is Talia Land and I am a 2020 Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought (LJST) major. On campus, I am a member of the women’s varsity lacrosse team and I also write for the Amherst Student. This fall I am studying in Copenhagen, Denmark through a program called DIS. I am looking forward to exploring a brand new

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Amherst Adventures Abroad: Madison Rabb ’26

April 9, 2025 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

By Nife Joshua ’26 In this new edition of Amherst Adventures Abroad, Managing Features Editor Nife Joshua ’26 spoke with Madison Rabb ’26 to learn about her semester in Madrid, highlighting her immersion in the Spanish language, travels around Europe, and newfound love for Spanish cuisine. Madison Rabb ’26, a political science major and member of the track and field

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March 4, 2025 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

By Nife Joshua ’26 For many students, going abroad is one of the highlights of the Amherst experience, but it’s not often that students get the inside scoop. Managing Features Editor Nife Joshua ’26 spoke with Naomi Habtu ’26E to learn about her semester in Chile. Wondering if studying abroad is all sunshine, croissants, excursions, and weekend getaways — or

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February 3, 2025 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

By Malva Wieck ’25, GEO Communications Intern   I was standing in the middle of the Dubai airport, phone in one hand, overpriced coffee in the other. I had one final push to get to Zanzibar–the destination of my first study away program. Slightly frantic due to lack of sleep, I attempted to text my parents that I had landed

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A Different View of Death: Denmark’s Assistens Cemetery

December 4, 2024 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

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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