Postcard From Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:In Duke in Berlin's engineering program, we not only learn the German language and culture, and study at one of the country's top engineering schools, we also get plenty of practical experiences that show us where ours degrees can take us. Here I am at Mercedes-Benz World,...
Credit: Adam Petty
Major: Mechanical Engineering
The Golden Horn at Sunset
Istanbul's Golden Horn as seen from a ferry....
Credit: David Schlenker
Ballooning in Cappadocia
Duke in Istanbul students prepare for a hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia during one of the program excursions....
Credit: David Schlenker
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:The Tropical Biology Spring 2012 is a life changing experience. I've being able to visit wonderful places. I've grown as a person and as a biologist, learning all that I can from each experience. This picture was taken in "El Paramo", Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica....
Credit: Angela M. Alicea-Serrano
Major: Biology
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:An engineer's wonderland! We saw this mirror-plated Bugatti Veyron at the the VW Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany. This is the world's fastest street-legal car, and also the most expensive. This was one of the many excursions scheduled specially for engineers as a part of the Duke in...
Credit: Grant Oakley
Major: ECE/CompSci
New York University Buildings
Frederick Loewe Theatre at NYU...
Credit: Miriam Vines
Washington Monument
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C....
Credit: Amanda Kelso
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
In this photo, Sameen Wajid and I are on the edge of a cliff on the Aran Islands, Ireland in early December. The west coast of Ireland is known for it erratic weather and on this particular day, it rained, snowed, sleeted, and the sun appeared...
Credit: Wilma Metcalf
Major: Public Policy
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
My friend and I got the chance to experience the MTV EMAs in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We saw free concerts from Snow Patrol and Jason Derulo, as well as having our picture taken on red carpet. It was INCREDIBLE!
-Wilma Metcalf...
Credit: Wilma Metcalf
Major: Public Policy
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
This photo was taken in the Aran Islands off of the West Coast of Ireland, a.k.a. the Edge of Europe. Because of the gale force winds, you have to crouch and crawl to the edge of the cliffs to peer over the side straight down to...
Credit: Wilma Metcalf
Major: Public Policy
Eating a Yemeni dinner in downtown Doha restaurant
Profs. Bruce Lawrence (Religion) and miriam cooke (AMES) feasting at a Yemeni dinner in downtown Doha restaurant...
Credit: Bruce Lawrence
Supporting the Qatari Bid for 2022 World cup
A Duke student supporting the (successful) Qatari Bid for WorldSoccer Host in 2022...
Credit: Bruce Lawrence
Asking for directions in Doha, Qatar
Asking for directions in Doha, Qatar...
Credit: Bruce Lawrence
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:Hola from Costa Rica! We have one week remaining in the Duke/Organization for Tropical Studies Global Health program. Over the past 13 weeks, I have learned about the biological and sociocultural basis behind tropical diseases, the socioeconomic factors that affect global health, the benefits of well-managed ecosystems...
Credit: Nikhilesh Raju
Major: Environmental Sciences and Biology
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
This is a picture taken at the Great Wall at Simatai, a beautiful and unpolished portion of the famous wall. The trip turned out to be a memorable one given that we started at 3:30 in the morning when everything was pitch black and I was...
Credit: Angela Chang
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office for Undergraduates:At least 20 cities. We spent at least a day in at least 20 cities across Europe. Could I have gained more experience, expanded my perspective, or enriched my life any more? Certainly not.There is no lightness of heart, no faked enthusiasm, no subversion in...
Credit: Jacob Montague
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