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Academic Year 2017-2018

Quilombo do Camorim

Posted on July 11, 2018

By Malina Barker Quilombos are historically rural communities established by fleeing enslaved Africans. In these, the residents would all help each other, especially because many who made the journey were injured. On 9 June, we …

Posted in Brazil, Central/South America, Global Gateway, Returned Student, Summer 2018, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018Tagged International Academic Programs, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018, UW-madison

Shopping in Rio de Janeiro

Posted on July 11, 2018

By Laura Rodriguez The streets of Rio are the perfect place to find anything and everything at a reasonable price. Walking to class every day, I have been able to observe various types of vendors …

Posted in Brazil, Central/South America, Global Gateway, Returned Student, Summer 2018, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018Tagged International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018, UW-madison

Soccer Game at the Maracanã Stadium

Posted on July 11, 2018

By Omar Espino On Sunday June 10th, we went to support the Flamengo soccer team at their home, the world- renowned Maracanã stadium in a game against Paraná Clube (a team from southern Brazil). As …

Posted in Brazil, Central/South America, Global Gateway, Returned Student, Summer 2018, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018Tagged International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018, UW-madison

Street Culture and Art

Posted on July 11, 2018

By Alyssa Hui When you walk the streets of wherever you are from, what do you see? As I have stayed in Brazil for the past few weeks, drawings, graffiti and paintings are hard to …

Posted in Brazil, Central/South America, Global Gateway, Returned Student, Summer 2018, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018Tagged Brazil, Global Gateway, International Academic Programs, Rio de Janeiro, summer abroad, UW-madison

Sugarloaf Mountain

Posted on July 11, 2018

By Liliana Teniente On Tuesday, June 19 our group took a trip to the Sugarloaf Mountain, which is one of many monolithic granite and quartz summits that you can see rising up at the water’s …

Posted in Brazil, Central/South America, Global Gateway, Returned Student, Summer 2018, UW Gateway Rio de Janeiro 2018

Last Minute Travels!

Posted on July 9, 2018

Woke up this morning to the realization that I am headed back to the good ole USA in exactly two weeks…crazy! I hate to be the guy that says “wow where did the time go? …

Posted in Europe, Germany, Quinn Beaupre, Returned Student, Spring 2018Tagged Bonn, end of program, Germany, International Academic Programs, Quinn Beaupre, semester abroad, study abroad, travel, UW-madison1 Comment

Lessons in navigating culture and traffic

Posted on July 5, 2018

I’ve been in China for almost 6 weeks now (!) and I’ve been in Tianjin for almost a month. I’ve settled into my daily routine, I’ve learned hundreds of new words in Chinese, and I’ve …

Posted in Asia, Cait Gibbons, China, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Cait Gibbons, china, International Academic Programs, study abroad, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

Vamos Argentina!

Posted on July 2, 2018

I’m approaching the last leg of my time in Buenos Aires (9 days left to be exact) but if there’s one thing I’ve learned about the city while living here it has been that there’s …

Posted in Aly Niehans, Argentina, Central/South America, Returned Student, Spring 2018Tagged Aly Niehans, Argentina, Buenos Aires, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW-madison

Rise and Grind

Posted on June 25, 2018

It’s crazy that this is the second-to-last week of the first session! I feel like I’ve been here for forever and no time at all, simultaneously. By this point, the routine of homework, class, and …

Posted in Asia, China, Elizabeth Somsen, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged china, Elizabeth Somsen, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, study abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

Summer Palace and Favorite Foods

Posted on June 25, 2018

Yesterday, we went to Beijing again. Only this time, we went to the Summer Palace (Yíhéyuán 颐和园). It was so beautiful there! At first it was a little bit hot because it was 100 degrees Fahrenheit, …

Posted in Asia, China, Joy Nuelle, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged china, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, Joy Nuelle, study abroad, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison
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