Introduction to the Maori

By: Michelle Sauder June 17, 2015

17 June 2015 Today we visited the Mangere Domain and Auckland Museum. I love learning about historical people and places, so this was right up my alley. It was really helpful to be able to talk directly to descendants of a Maori tribe and hear about their history from their perspective. Continue Reading ››

Where is God?

By: Naomi Scoville June 4, 2015

Where is God in the midst of poverty and oppression? I have asked myself that question many times over the years, always with a healthy dose of cynicism. Why did He allow this to happen? I questioned, clutching my iPhone as I stepped around a woman clutching two dirty faced children to her side, palm … Continue Reading ››

On the Pacific Coast

By: Becca Borg May 21, 2015

18 May 2015 On the Pacific Coast The first day we arrived in Uvita, Costa Rica and we had a more relaxed day on the beach. Many of the students were playing soccer, swimming in the ocean, and walking the beach. Several students had surfing lessons in the morning. After lunch at the Flutterby house, where we … Continue Reading ››

Dominical: relaxing and rafting

By: Becca Borg and Aislinn Lucas May 21, 2015

18 May 2015 After leaving San José we traveled down to Dominical, Costa Rica. As soon as we drove into the town there was an amazing environment of a surfing town. Every person was extremely laid back and going with the motion. No one was in a hurry to do anything other than hitting the waves. … Continue Reading ››

íSi Puebla!

By: MaKayla Baker May 18, 2015

17 May 2015 We apologize for the apparent silence from the summer Mexico Cross-Cultural, but if I speak for myself, I can say: I’m having an awesome time! While many of us have had our difficulties: extreme flight delays (and arriving to Puebla at 4:00 in the morning), getting lost in a large city with no … Continue Reading ››

La Liga vs. Saprissa National Semi-Final

By: Niki Cuevas, Austin Marzullo, Elisa Ott May 12, 2015

12 May 2015 From La Fortuna, we made our way to San José, Costa Rica. The Studio Hotel where we stayed was beautiful, with a roof-top pool. The first thing we did was get cleated up and play a 5v5 tournament where the winner stays on the field. From there we had a relaxing night to ourselves … Continue Reading ››

Home stays

By: CR-Nicaragua 2015 May 12, 2015

Morgan, Elisa, Jelly: Going into the home stay was nerve racking because our family didn't speak any English and we didn't know much Spanish to communicate with them. We found a way to communicate with them by hand signals and little key words. Some ways we bonded with them were playing Spanish twister and eating hot … Continue Reading ››

Visiting the Maleku tribe

By: Becca Borg May 11, 2015

May 2015

We started our travels early in the morning; it was roughly a 3 hour drive to the Maleku reservations, near the town of Guatuso. Once we got there, a truck took our luggage up to our location while we walked on a long, strenuous, hilly, and rocky road. By the time we got … Continue Reading ››

An introduction to Nicaragua

By: Roger Mast and Anna Messer May 6, 2015

4. May 2015 We departed from EMU at 6:00 a.m. after 24 students were asked to show their passports. All but 1 were able to do so. The other sends her parents on a trek, first towards home, then turn around and chase the bus towards the airport. Phone calls were exchanged often to check on … Continue Reading ››

Turning toward home

By: Jacob Landis and Roberto Wingfield April 21, 2015

I walked into the dorm room from my morning shower and he was cooking something on a camp stove on the windowsill. Curious, I asked him, "how long have you been traveling?" From his worn hiking pack and sun kissed face I could tell that he had spent time … Continue Reading ››

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