Category: Fall 2014
Corrine Mcandrews: Portobello Beach
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Portobello Beach in Edinburgh, Scotland is the most gorgeous beach I have ever seen. I have never seen so much bright blue water or have walked such fine sand in my entire life. Even though ...
Benjamin Saff: Some Cultural Observations and Reflections on Germany
Germany is very different than the culture I am used to in the US. The easiest illustration of this is comparing the two countries’ national identity. In the US, our national policy is loud and proud. We wave flags, chant songs, shoot fireworks; all of this to celebrate ourselves and demonstrate our love and pride ...
Alexis Pozonsky: Montezuma
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. This past weekend, several friends and I decided to take the journey to one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica – or so we heard. Montezuma is located on the southernmost point of ...
Christopher Vito: A Consideration of Privilege
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. On Monday, the US Embassy hosted a free showing of the critically acclaimed movie “How to Survive a Plague” at the Spanish Cultural Center of Equatorial Guinea. The showing was followed by a discussion ...
Greta Jusyte: Nightlife
Even though Reims is a small city, it has a pretty decent nightlife. Place d’Erlon is filled with bars, some of which are named after famous people who were not French, like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. Some of the bigger bars have miniature dance floors where old bearded men play old, fun American songs ...
Alexander Smith: Züge im Deutschland- Trains in Germany
Willkommen züruck to my blog! In this post, I want to talk a bit about the transportation here in Germany, specifically to explain the train system, since that is probably the best way to get around Germany as a student. While most people are probably familiar with the German automobile manufacturers, and while Germans ...
Alexander Smith: Classes in Mannheim
Guten abend, and welcome back to my blog. In this post, I’d like to talk a bit about the classes here at the University of Mannheim, and some similarities and differences between the classes in Germany vs. the United States. For this fall term in Mannheim, I am taking four classes, although only three ...
Alexander Smith: German Supermarkets
Guten Tag! In this blog post, I’d like to talk a little bit about meals and groceries here in Germany, as there are some similarities, but also some key differences between Germany and the U.S. when grocery shopping. As an American, probably the first big difference one notices between German supermarkets and American supermarkets ...
Greta Jusyte: Sciences Po Presentations
This week, I was finally inaugurated as a Sciences Po student as I had my first presentation of the semester. I think I wrote about this a few weeks earlier, but presentations are an integral part of the Sciences Po method. Each class requires presentations that are at least ten minutes long. In addition, most ...
Niacka Carty: Witnessing a Spanish Protest
It is commonly known that the right to protest is perceived as a human right. This blog post focuses on my experience witnessing this human right in another democratic country, Spain. For the first time in my life last week, I witnessed a protest. I have participated in a protest once before but never witnessed ...
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