Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Studying in Cape Town, South Africa has proved to be the most rewarding travel experience thus far in my life. This is the farthest I have ever been away from home and I knew very little about South Africa before coming here. It has turned out...
Credit: Julie Zuckerbrod
Major: Psychology
Madagascar Isalo National Park
Madagascar Isalo National Park...
Credit: Tiff Shao
Ghanaian window
Ghanaian window...
Credit: Lee Baker
On the Ghanaian coast
On the Ghanaian coast...
Credit: Lee Baker
Entering the mines in Ghana
Entering the mines in Ghana...
Credit: Lee Baker
Canopy walk in Ghana
Canopy walk in Ghana...
Credit: Lee Baker
Children in refugee camp in Ghana
children taking shelter from the rain with student in Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana...
Credit: Paul Paparella
Clara Nsiah, Duke in Ghana program coordinator in Medina market
outdoor market outside of Accra...
Credit: Paul Paparella
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
I have grown a lot in the past month and a half. I can honestly say that I pushed myself very far out of my comfort zone and was surprised to find that I was not only perfectly okay, but glad to be outside of it....
Credit: Ashley Tsai
Major: Cultural Anthropology and Women's Studies
Postcard From Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
There is a tourist attraction in Isalo National Park called "The Window of Isalo." It's basically a natural 'window' carved into the rock from which one can view the sunset. Well, this isn't a picture of that. Instead, I was captivated not by the blinding light...
Credit: Tiffany Shao
Major: Biology
Postcard From Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
They told us we'd be visiting the spiny desert (keyword: desert). But that evening, after a hot, cloudless day, we saw storm clouds gather in the distance. We heard the thunder drums rolling in as the night progressed. And then, rain. Glorious rain.
This photo was...
Credit: Tiffany Shao
Major: Biology
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Madagascar was the most incredible experience of my life. I saw things I had never seen before and I saw familiar things from new perspectives. I learned so much about the world and my place within it. After Madagascar, I am more determined than ever...
Credit: Laura Saucier
Major: Biology
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
I wrote an Independent Study Project about mother-to-son parenting in a Zulu township where fathers were absent from many of the families due to current socio-cultural trends. This photograph of a mother and her sons captures such a family relationship that I concentrated my studies...
Credit: Katy Terrell
Major: Cultural Anthropology
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
As I studied the behaviors of African wildlife, I found the animals and the scenery captivating and unique. Seeing a cheetah hunt and lions mate were definitely highlights of my study abroad semester, but there was so much more to learn and experience in Tanzania....
Credit: Vanessa Thomas
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
Duke in Ghana was an amazing, intellectually enlightening, physically challenging, and horizon broadening experience. My prejudicial biases and limited thinking were washed away by the kindness of the Ghanaian people, the beautiful music, and the gorgeous countryside. Anyone who refuses to remain ignorant and dares...
Credit: Cyndie Seraphin
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
I entered into my semester in Senegal with high expectations. During the year prior to going abroad, I had come to the conclusion that the world was too small. Having traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe and South America, I found that cultures were inherently...
Credit: Christine Schellack
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