By Catherine Reiland
July 9, 2009
Our travels across Rwanda would not be possible without the expert help and knowledgeable advice from Jeremiah and Giome, two guides from the Kigali-based Bizidanny Tours and Safaris. With a group of 15 people there is a lot of luggage, so before heading for a long journey Jeremiah and Giome lend [...]
By Catherine Reiland
July 7, 2009
The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) group is keenly interested in schooling in Rwanda, and in particular the role of education in national development.
While some members of the group visited the Lycée de Kigali, I joined others to meet students and faculty at Riviera High School. The private school founded in [...]
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Back home safe and sound and I really can’t believe it. My life has completely changed…but it seems exactly the same. It’s such a weird feeling. I think the culture shock coming back is actually worse in some aspects because the “normal” things just seem so strange. An example is: does anyone notice how many [...]
It has been a while, however I have been traveling throughout Europe since finals and, wow, there is so much to see and experience! I finished my finals on June 3rd and right away on the 4th I flew to rainy London. I missed my first flight due to sleeping a little too [...]
ayy no puedo creerlo…estaré en EEUU en SOLAMENTE 6 semanas. Es que, me siento como he desarrollado una vida aquí, una identidad y que parte de mi siempre va a quedar aquí. No recuerdo mucho de lo que tengo en los Estados Unidos salvo las personas..mi familia, mis amigos, mi novio etc., sin embargo, tengo [...]
This has been a very exciting week. As you may or may not know, Monday there was no school due to I think the day of San Isidro de Seville and on Friday, today, we have no school because it is día del trabajo. Entonces, I have only had class ONE day this week :-D! [...]
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Yay for spring break! It has really helped me feel better about my life here in Madrid and appreciate my time abroad. Over spring break I decided to spend some time outside of Spain because I haven’t gotten the chance to do so. I spent a few days here and got to see a very [...]
Things are going well. The weather is beautiful and I walk to and from school…a nice 45 minute walk each way. The classes are becoming increasingly more challenging because midterms are coming up ahhhh! I’ve realized that I have a lot of work to do and haven’t really done a lot of traveling, but at [...]
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Things are going well in Spain! The weather is absolutely amazing and it is the weekend, yay! The classes I must admit are very challenging but I think it was because I selected difficult ones; however, I am learning a lot and that is the important part! I literally have a mountain of books in [...]
ahhh tanto trabajo que hacer! I was, I think, the only person in Madrid that didn’t go out and party this weekend :-p oh well. I have the honor and pleasure of reading Don Quijote in English and Spanish over this semester…so I thought I should get started. I also had to read Don Juan [...]
So I just went outside to get some cash to buy a new metro pass so I can go around the city today and guess what? I had a duel with the ATM machine. Never thought this would happen to me.
I approached the silver glistening box of hope and inserted the card. It proceeded to ask what [...]
The weather is absolutely beautiful here! The sun is out… but I don’t want to make people in Wisconsin too jealous; however, coats aren’t even necessary here. So I am very excited to have escaped the frozen tundra of WI and be here. I went to Casa Patas, a nice restaurant and flamenco bar, yesterday [...]
Chile is a sexist country. Men whistle and honk at women constantly. In a house, it is common for the mother to do all the chores. The children and father do not help at all. I see women in the metro wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt in the 90-degree weather, and was told [...]
I have finally started some Complutense classes and continue with the reunidas classes, classes with all Americans. It’s a busy schedule because I have to go to many classes in order to decide which ones best fit what I want to learn and which professors I like. I went to one this morning on phonetics [...]
Things are getting a ton better here in Spain! Maybe not politically… because there are some safety hazards (a bomb went off the other day); however, I move into my apartment on Friday and am SOOOO excited! I love being where I am now, but I just can’t wait to be on my own and [...]
