Category Archives: Radical Europe 2017

RADICAL EUROPE: The Journey Home

We arrived in Berlin on Sunday evening and began our city exploration the following morning. During our time in Berlin, we visited Wittenberg to see the home and church of Martin Luther. However, more important than the places we visited is the idea of the Cross Cultural program itself. On our final night in Berlin, we … Continue Reading ››

RADICAL EUROPE: And Up the Alps We Go

Since we've arrived in Europe we've caught glimpses of some mountains. The more we've traveled, the more of them we've seen. I've grown up around mountains, and I'm quite familiar with them, but the Alps are an entirely different story. At the bottom you're hot and burning up in the 80 degree weather, … Continue Reading ››

Reflections on Life in Europe

I started off this cross cultural thinking that I had a leg up because I had traveled out of the country to Europe before, but I was sadly mistaken. Last time I was with my group of 20 something people carrying huge suitcases and matching backpacks, moving like a herd through towns with a tour … Continue Reading ››

Week Two: Vienna

Group photo after tea, coffee, and snacks at Ilse’s apartment.
Ilse Friesen has been a great connection for us here in Vienna. Because of her, I feel like we have been able to immerse ourselves more into the culture than we would have otherwise. … Continue Reading ››

First explorations in Vienna

13 May 2017 Overall the past six days have been crazy and fun. I chose to go on this trip to experience traveling across the world for the first time. My second trip via plan e was a lot better than my first, less motion sickness and more sleep than I thought. Going through customs for … Continue Reading ››
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