One of my job “responsibilities” (if you could even call it that) is to keep up with the blogs our students keep – hardly a responsibility – I love this stuff! Although I’d rather be the one off in the world having this amazing adventure, I think being able to have the vicarious experiences is [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘study abroad’
February 24, 2010
Remember that one time I wasn’t an actress?
Remember? Oh wait…that’s now. And this past summer too. BUT, that doesn’t mean I didn’t still try (= This past summer we made a video for our students – the purpose was to help explain the process of obtaining a student visa…something that can seem daunting, yet is necessary to spend time abroad in many [...]
July 24, 2009
time lapse at API
Last night at API, we had a pre-departure orientation for some of our Fall students! I decided to give this new time lapse program a little test drive – check out our event from last night, compressed into 24 seconds!
July 2, 2009
¡Viva!
So, as I have spent the past week interning at a study abroad company, I’ve been nostalgically reliving my freaking awesome study abroad experience in Queretaro…already 2 years ago in a month of so. Crazy. I pulled out the 56 videos I took during my study abroad and watched a handful – this is one [...]
March 18, 2009
mexperience reflection
“¡Bienvenidos a la ciudad de México! En un rato, vamos a . . . “ What the hell is going on? And what the hell are these people saying? Why am I the only white person on this airplane? Nothing anyone says about studying abroad can prepare you. Jump in, face first. Mess up. [...]
January 17, 2008
my mexican bus adventure
Once upon I a time I lived in Queretaro, Mexico. Ali and I were leaving the orphanage where we volunteered by bus to reach our final destination of our cooking class, located on Ezekial Montes. Long story short, we accidentally forgot to get off the bus on Ezekial Montes…no big deal we thought – all [...]
December 11, 2007
a reflexion after six months of travel
I have been out of the country for the past six months and now am finally back in the states – in Salem, Oregon – to a life which has been so familiar to me during the past 14 years. I have had some remarkable experiences beginning with my orchestra tour to Canada, followed by [...]
December 9, 2007
Chicken Parade
So…we went to a chicken parade. Yes, you heard me correctly…and yes, it was one of the most unreal things I’ve experienced in my life. We waited in line for what seemed like forever (but I’m sure wasn’t at all). The bus finally arrived and we all piled onto the bus with the other Mexicans [...]
November 29, 2007
observations from Mex.: obesity, religion, appearance, relationships, happiness
Some things I have thought about while here in México… Obesity: In my cross cultural class, one of the first pieces of information I was given was that the United States is the fattest country in the world only to be followed by México. Lately I have been thinking about it, and have realized just [...]
