Europe (Study Abroad January 2019) AIFS Germany

The day before my last expedition with the American Institute for Foreign Studies in Germany, my father took me to a holocaust museum next to Battery Park City. The exhibits go in chronological order of World War II. There were short documentaries of aircrafts dropping bombs, Nazi’s invading homes, and European Jews wearing the StarContinue reading “Europe (Study Abroad January 2019) AIFS Germany”

Europe (STUDY ABROAD FALL 2017) AIFS Spain

Spending the fall semester of my junior year in Barcelona, Spain, I stumbled upon modern history, contemporary art, and the relationships of Mediterranean countries. Prior to the start of my educational journey at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, I went on a one week jaunt around the country with my parents. Obtaining their assistance to enrollContinue reading “Europe (STUDY ABROAD FALL 2017) AIFS Spain”

Ecuador & Galapagos (Study Abroad January 2017) AIFS

My first educational experience abroad was a two week January Term 2017 with the American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS) to Ecuador and the Galapagos. Having a lot of travel experience with my family and independently, my plan was to carry my political and social justice knowledge to a different landscape. I studied geological andContinue reading “Ecuador & Galapagos (Study Abroad January 2017) AIFS”