My name is Iris Cuevas and I will be studying abroad in Coimbra, Portugal this spring semester. I am a junior at UW-Madison majoring in International Studies and Portuguese with certificates in Global Health and …
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Emily Fellowship Introduction
Dear Readers, Welcome to post one of my blog! My name is Emily and I am a junior studying Animal Science at the UW. This is my first experience blogging so I’m just going to …
Trip to see the Himalayas
By Jordon Ross Global Gateway India My journey to the Himalayas was a relatively short bus ride compared to the long 6-hour train rides that we have ridden before. The bus ride was roughly 2 …
Kgale Hill
Upon receiving the itinerary for this program, the first thing I look at is what time days start. Lots of 8:30AM starts… cool. Then a day starting at a different time caught my eye… 5AM??? …
Amritsar, India
By Alayna Runge Global Gateway India The tour around Old City Amritsar was really interesting to physically observe the preservation and respect for older architecture such as the Hindu shrines and temples pictured above. These …
Kanye
Greetings, During our third weekend in Botswana, we participated in a homestay visit in Kanye. Kanye is a village located 90 minutes from the capital city, Gaborone. Each student was assigned a host mom that …
BHIMTAL, INDIA
By Laura Garling Global Gateway India We have been in Bhimtal for 10 days now and I’ve been trying to pinpoint why I love it here in Bhimtal so much. Having come here from spending …
Eid
This year, for the first time in my life I had the opportunity to spend Eid in an entirely foreign pace amongst unfamiliar faces. Eid is a celebration following Ramadan, a month in which Muslims …
Wildlife Exercise
Most of the time, when we our exploring Botswana, we find ourselves getting immersed in the culture. Today, however, we found ourselves diving into the politics, as the 2019 Global Gateway group happened to be …
Gaborone Dam
Oh Gaborone Dam! We have less than a week left! This trip has been filled with excursions to explore the different aspects of Botswana’s culture and other public systems. Today I will be talking about …