Middle East: Beit Sahour, host families, Arabic studies
Guatemala: Welcome
Middle East: Jordan – desert hikes, refugees, and Biblical story
Guatemala: The Border
Middle East: On to Jordan
Guatemala: the highlands
Guatemala: First Impressions
Middle East: Egypt
Has it really only been a week? That's the question that comes to mind as I write these words in Anaphora, a compound about an hour's drive from Cairo. It's a beautifully serene place that offers us time and space to unwind and reflect.
Yes, only a week. Driving away from the farewell crowd at University … Continue Reading ››
Reflections on the China Cross-Cultural
A Conversation Between Mary and Sam
Why China?
To be honest, I just needed to satisfy the cross-cultural requirement. I’m a transfer student, so I didn’t have a lot of options. I decided to sign up at the last minute when my advisor (Mark Sawin) told me it would be a great adventure, and I would come … Continue Reading ››
China: Expanding Identity
Dec. 9, 2018
I am 22 and am adopted from China - well, my mother has to remind me that I was adopted because "adopt" is a verb, not a constant state of being.
I chose to go to China for my EMU cross-cultural long before college, even though I had already visited there in 2012 with … Continue Reading ››