Tourists Go Home
International studies/Latin American studies major Maeve Mitchell spent her spring semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain. Maeve knew about Barcelona’s reputation as a tourist destination, but only after she became a resident of the city did she begin to contemplate the negative effects of tourism, which she outlines here.
Peaks and Valleys: Studying Abroad in Sweden
Last fall, industrial engineering major Nathan Hemby spent four months studying in Sweden, where he was initially overwhelmed by…well, by almost everything: the different learning styles, the cold, dark winters, the unfamiliarity of the place. But he soon...
Tagging History
It seems nothing is sacred: On the Honors Passport Pilgrimage trip honors history/anthropology major Elizabeth Cooper found graffiti carved into stately Romanesque cathedrals and the Roman arena at Arles. Instead of viewing these initials, names and dates as scars on...
Packing (and mapping) through Pompeii
Austin Kreulach, a rising computer science junior, recently spent two weeks of his summer in southern Italy with a program led by Dr. Dave Fredrick and Dr. Rhodora Vennarucci. Throughout his time, Austin learned how to map, how to pack, and most importantly how to...