Duke University Office of Study Abroad

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, South Africa

Madagascar Isalo National Park

Madagascar Isalo National Park

Madagascar Isalo National Park...

Credit: Tiff Shao

Tags: Africa, Madagascar

Ghanaian window

Ghanaian window

Ghanaian window...

Credit: Lee Baker

Tags: Africa, Ghana

On the Ghanaian coast

On the Ghanaian coast

On the Ghanaian coast...

Credit: Lee Baker

Tags: Africa, Ghana

Entering the mines in Ghana

Entering the mines in Ghana

Entering the mines in Ghana...

Credit: Lee Baker

Tags: Africa, Ghana

Canopy walk in Ghana

Canopy walk in Ghana

Canopy walk in Ghana...

Credit: Lee Baker

Tags: Africa, Ghana

Children in refugee camp in Ghana

Children in refugee camp in Ghana

children taking shelter from the rain with student in Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana...

Credit: Paul Paparella

Tags: Africa, Duke in Ghana, Ghana, summer

Clara Nsiah, Duke in Ghana program coordinator in Medina market

Clara Nsiah, Duke in Ghana program coordinator in Medina market

outdoor market outside of Accra...

Credit: Paul Paparella

Tags: Africa, Duke in Ghana, Ghana, summer

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Duke in Ghana, Ghana, summer

Postcard From Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Madagascar

Postcard From Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Madagascar

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Madagascar

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Tanzania, Thailand

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Duke in Ghana, Ghana, summer

Postcard from Abroad

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

Tags: Africa, Senegal

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