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Tag: Poland

What Do You See? What Do you Feel? What Can I say?

April 11, 2018 Leave a comment

    In a recent excursion with my program we went to Kraków, Poland. During my stay I didn’t venture that for from the town center, which is actually at least a mile long from the north to the south end. The space is packed with tourists, some locals, food shops, history, old churches and architecture. When I first got

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An Interview with the Chaolei People of Southern Thailand

June 15, 2022 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

Now, we enter the final course of the sustainable development studies curriculum: Oceans. On campus, we took one week to learn about fishing regulations, sea grass, and more. Then, we took two and a half weeks in Southern Thailand. We stayed at two fishing villages, one of them all Muslim, and went camping on beautiful islands close to Malaysia.   

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A Photo Journey: Learning About Sustainability in the Forests of Northern Thailand

May 4, 2022 ccolleton@amherst.edu Leave a comment

A text version of the first three photos can be accessed here.                                                                                

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A Look at “Apropiacionismo Cultural” in Santiago, Chile

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

¡Mari mari kom pu che! Hello, everyone! The greeting, or chaliwün, I used in this blog post is in Mapudungun, the language of the Mapuche peoples in Chile. I am currently taking a class in Mapuche Culture and Language and am using any chance I can get to practice the newly learned vocabulary. I took this class because it’s important

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Living & Learning in Maetha: An Environmental Movement Prioritizing Human Health

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

Hello! As Thailand begins moving into summer, my time here is approaching the halfway point. Here in Chiang Mai, the burning season has arrived, where nearby farmers burn their old fields. Luckily, I have not noticed any increase in smoky air yet.  What I have noticed is how hot it has gotten. When I walk out on the street, it

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