Alumni Profile for Sam Landes, History, with certificates in African Studies and Integrated Liberal Studies, UMN Arabic Language & Culture, class of 2017
Africa
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 …
Kanye Village Homestay
During our third weekend in Botswana, we were fortunate enough to stay in the village of Kanye which is about an hour and a half away from Gaborone. Kanye has 45,000 people within the village, …
Mochudi Hospital Visit
Seated on top of a hill in the village of Mochudi, the Deborah Retief Memorial Hospital looks more like a hotel out of Mamma Mia!, featuring several yellow buildings scattered at the top of the …
Mokolodi Nature Reserve
Before heading to the Mokolodi Nature Reserve I was very excited. As an animal lover, it was really special to me to get the opportunity to see animals like Giraffes, Zebras and even Ostriches which …
Uganda: Alysia Vang
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South Africa: Jack Bish
Returned Student Profile for Jack Bish, Anthropology, UW Archaeology Field School
Kenya: Henry West
Returned Student Profile for Henry West, Industrial Engineering, UW Design Thinking with Communities in Kenya
Morocco and Turkey: Kendra Burpee ’15
Alumni Profile for Kendra Burpee, Languages & Cultures of Asia, with certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies, Global Cultures, and Middle East Studies, class of 2015