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Category: Spring 2020 Bloggers

Naomi in Seville

January 23, 2020 Leave a comment
Naomi in Seville

Hi! My name is Naomi. I am a member of the class of 2021, majoring in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought with a Five College Certificate in International Relations. This spring, I am studying abroad in Seville, Spain through the Liberal Arts Program at CIEE Seville. While in Seville, I hope to explore the impact of culture and tradition on

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Kiera in Copenhagen

January 23, 2020 Leave a comment
Kiera in Copenhagen

Hi everyone! My name is Kiera and I am from Long Island, New York. I am an Environmental Studies and English double major, Class of 2021. This semester I will be travelling to Copenhagen, Denmark for the program of Food Sustainability: from Production to Consumption with DIS. I also will be living in the Green Living and Learning Community. I

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Always Try Everything Once

September 16, 2022 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

After much consideration, the most useful lesson I learned this summer was to “always try everything once”. Obviously, there are boundaries to this saying– there are a handful of things I absolutely recommend never trying. But, in terms of cultural immersion through history, friends, and food, it’s hard to go wrong. I strongly believe that giving everything a try lets

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Goals & Preparation to Study in Paris

August 31, 2022 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Hi everyone! I’m Sophie, and I’m excited to share my experiences studying abroad with you as the semester progresses. I will be studying abroad in Paris with the Hamilton in France program, and taking classes with Hamilton and at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. One aspect of the process that makes me nervous is that Paris schools don’t release their course offerings

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Why I Chose to Study Sustainability in Spain

August 29, 2022 wcarlo Leave a comment

¡Hello everyone!  ¡Bienvenido a Madrid!  My name is Maddie, and I am so excited to spend the next semester with you all, learning about Spain and some of the environmental issues that are present there.  However, before we dive into that, let me explain a little bit more about how I ended up here in the first place. Being a

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Reflecting on the Concept of “Home” while Studying in Different Countries

August 23, 2022 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

I think many of us can relate to wondering or being asked where we are from. I often go into a run-on sentence of self-instruction. It goes, “I was born in Korea but then adopted as a baby to the United States and so I grew up in New Jersey!”, and that tends to be the best-abbreviated version I can

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