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RADICAL EUROPE: Free Travel Explorations

Free travel has been the part of this cross cultural I have been so excited for since before we left! Three of my peers and I were originally going to go to Geneva, Switzerland, but there were a sudden change of plans. So, we decided to go to Lyon, France for our 3.5 days. We … Continue Reading ››

NAVAJO NATION: Homestays

Our cross-cultural (CC) group split into three smaller groups for five-night homestays with local Diné (Navajo) families on the reservation. All three homestays were in Leupp, which is a very small town near the reservation border. My group consisted of six guys who stayed in a modernized … Continue Reading ››

BOLIVIA: That language barrier can’t stop this: we keep making new friends

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 ››

RADICAL EUROPE: Cross-Cultural: Extreme Follow the Leader

As a child, I played follow the leader. I mimicked the actions of others for fun.

As a college student, I find myself in a very similar situation. This cross cultural is an extreme game of follow the … 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 ››

NAVAJO NATION: from our visit to the STAR (Service To All Relations) charter school

STAR (starschool.org) Today was a wonderful experience at the STAR school. My favorite part was playing basketball with all of the kids. I was blown away by how well they got along with one another in the game. Joe, Kyle, Griffin, and I talked about how all the kids were extremely close and have an inseparable … 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 ››

The Journey is Home

By: Adam Harnish March 29, 2017

It's really difficult to sit down and only write about one or two things that we’ve been doing on this cross-cultural. I feel like there is so much that I want to share, and so many incredible, spectacular sights and landmarks that have been so meaningful to everyone on the group, and I … Continue Reading ››

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