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Category: Christine in Cuba

“What do you hunger for?” (My Hunger for Culture in Cuba)

May 20, 2016 Leave a comment

In less than 30 days, I will touch down on US tarmac. Once again I will walk the streets of Brooklyn, the borough of my birth and upbringing, if only for a few months before completing my final year at Amherst. Time has flown during my undergrad years including this study abroad experience. And yet I’ve spent the majority of

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Even During Revolutionary Experiences, One Can Find Time For a (Spring) Break…

May 5, 2016 Leave a comment
Street in Havana at sunset

*This is my photo essay chronicling my Spring Break trip from April 9 -14, 2016 to two Cuban provinces, Trinidad and Cienfuegos, located in the center of the island.* All photos were shot by me unless otherwise noted. Request for permissions to use these pictures must be directed to me. After traveling for many hours, you end up in a

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Can we all just get along? (The Obamas visit CUBA!)

April 15, 2016 Leave a comment
Close up shot of mural

Cuba – US mural at Muraleando in Havana Since February the world has been talking about the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his family visiting the island nation of Cuba. It has been 88 years since a US president has touched Cuban soil, and with Obama’s second and final term coming to a close, you can imagine

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And so the work begins… (aka Academics Abroad!)

February 29, 2016 Leave a comment
La universidad de havana steps

As week 5 comes to a close, I can finally say that I have a finalized academic schedule. That is Cuba for you – nothing truly happens when you think it should but everything ends up working out (for the most part). One thing I can say is that the university’s  teaching style is much different from that at my

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We aren’t in the U.S. anymore…

February 10, 2016 Leave a comment
Christine and friends in Cuba

Cuba is realllll different, from any other place I’ve been to. The airport, the taxis, the good, the rules, the regulations, the street grid, the Internet (lack thereof to be exact) really puts this case unrest in its own category. We arrived at Jose Martí airport and found ourselves opening the wooden customs doors to our freedom… Well, almost. The

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A Reflection on Why I Chose the Dartmouth Dual Degree Program

December 11, 2020 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Just before my senior year of high school, I attended a summer program called the Power to Move at Central Connecticut State University. Through this program, I met an amazing mentor and worked with a team of students to modify toy ride on, motorized cars for children with limited mobility. It was through this experience I recognized my interest in

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Alumni Retrospective

November 13, 2020 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

One of the GEO team’s favorite part of working with students is seeing how their study away experiences continue to impact them post-graduation and into their careers. Below are some alumni reflections on their time abroad and the lasting influences of their experiences.

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A Virtual Semester at Dartmouth

October 21, 2020 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Hello! A month has gone by in my virtual, study away experience, and midterm season has just begun!  This week has been a lot of studying for me, but during the weekend, I took a break and went on a mini hike with my family. Dartmouth is on a quarter system, and this term, I’m taking two engineering courses and

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Amritha at Dartmouth

October 19, 2020 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Hi! My name is Amritha, and I am a junior Biochemistry and Biophysics major from Hartford County, Connecticut. This semester, I am virtually studying away at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire through the Dual Degree Program in Engineering.  Throughout my time studying away, I will use this blog to document my personal growth as I navigate remote study at

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