November 2-9, 2013
Malinda, Hattie, Dylan, and Nicole at Tiger Leaping Gorge photo by Dylan Bomgardner
This week we were in Lijiang, which is located in the Yunnan Province of southwestern China. … Continue Reading ››
Mattie, Mandy, Roberto, Holly
Mandy, Mattie Roberto and I spent our week of independent travel in Germany and the Czech Republic. Although collectively our German and Czech skills were zero, we learned a lot of life skills. For example, nefe in German means yeast (not butter), "classic" water is carbonated and the Czech Koruna is 18 … Continue Reading ››
This was another whirlwind week for us as we travelled roughly 3,000 miles. On Monday we said goodbye to Xiahe, which had gotten some snow on the mountain tops during the night. During the day we made a stop in Binglingi where we took a boat ride on the Yellow River to … Continue Reading ››
These past two weeks in Spain seemed to have gone quickly. Our group just completed another two weeks of intensive Spanish. Our culture and civilization class also ended with a busy week of papers, presentations, and an exam. Many students have enjoyed the remainder of our time here through hikes, a trip to the beach, … Continue Reading ››
This week was a wonderful week for this EMU cross-cultural group! On Monday we traveled to Qingchengshan to climb a Daoist mountain. The scenery and energy there was spectacular. We climbed to the top, or at least, a top, where we ate lunch at a Daoist temple. On the way down exhaustion set in for … Continue Reading ››
At the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
The gardens of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Mandy, Melinda, and McKenzie enjoying a walk in the Sierra Nevadas. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
James, Alex, Mattie, Lucas, Roberto, and Sara representing EMU in the Sierra Nevadas. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Josh and Amanda in the Sierra Nevadas near Alpujarra, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Working on homework at a local park in Granada, Spain. Sitting around the table: Holly, Michelle, McKenzie, Annika, Roberto, Alex, James, Angelina, and Becka. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Angelina, Phil, Kara, Josh, Lucas, Amanda, Melinda, and Alex enjoying a time of fellowship and singing at Carol and Michael’s house in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Alex, Becka, and Mandy in a park in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Sitting on the longest bench in the world in Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
The gathering our group had with the small Mennonite congregation in Barcelona, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Hiking through Spain near Monserrat, the monestary near Barcelona. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Mandy on the bus on one of the cultural excursions. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Cross cultural group in front of La Sagrada Familia. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Biking through Barcelona, Spain by the Arc de Triomf. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Taylor, Phil, Kara, Annika, Melinda at one of the school buildings in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Maria Snell-Feikema
In Plaza de España in Seville. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
View into Seville, Spain from the bell tower of the cathedral. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Learning about the largest gothic style cathedral in the world. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
McKenzie and Michelle at the beach near Nerja, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Melinda, Sara, Becka, Angelina, Annika, Kara, Holly, and Taylor (with photobombs by the guys) at the Mediterranean Sea near Nerja, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
In the gardens at the palace in Córdoba, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Sara at the palace in Córdoba, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Cross cultural group at La Mezquita in Córdoba, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Cross cultural group at the Jewish ruins in Córdoba, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Annika, Becka, Holly, and Melinda resting during a visit to the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Taylor Waidelich
Walking into the airport to leave on the trip! Photo by: Josh Sauder
Melinda, Lucas, Phil, and Kara taking in the mist of a fountain in Seville, Spain. Photo by: Kara Lofton
Sara and James in Seville, Spain. Photo by: Kara Lofton
Melinda in Seville, Spain. Photo by: Kara Lofton
Phil and Josh jumping off of the rocks at the beach near Nerja, Spain. Photo by: Kara Lofton
Mandy, James, McKenzie, Becka, Kara, Michelle, Sara, Angelina, Alex, and Matt in Almuñeca, Spain. Photo by: Lucas Driediger.
Taylor, Holly, Alex, Lucas, Angelina, Roberto, James, and Mattie at a soccer game in Granada, Spain. Photo by: Kara Lofton
At the Palace in Cordoba, Spain. Melinda and Maria standing to the left, Michelle, Becka, and Sara seated, and Alex, James, Matt, and Roberto standing to the right. Photo by: Kara Lofton
Becka, Lucas, and Annika on a excursion to Cordoba, Spain Photo by: Phil Yoder
Monserrat, the monestary near Barcelona, Spain. Photo By: Josh Sauder
La Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Spain Photo by: Josh Sauder
Walking through the streets of Barcelona. Photo by: Josh Sauder
