Making the jump from the non-stop hustle of New York City to the laid-back, sunny vibes of Brisbane, Australia is a culture… More
Jianna Capuano
Brisbane, Australia 
Making the jump from the non-stop hustle of New York City to the laid-back, sunny vibes of Brisbane, Australia is a culture shock—but a good one! I spent a whole semester (summer to winter) at the University of Queensland, and going from dodging subway… More
Introduction The smell of bookshops is universal. It is the scent of paper and ink, of warmth and comfort. It smells like home. Whenever I feel homesick for my book community in St. Louis, I can visit a bookstore, and the smell transports me 4,000 miles… More
Rule number one: Do not put fingers in lambs mouth. Little did I know that the sign that stuck out so brightly against the stone of the lambs enclosure on my first trip to Ireland would become the first of many rules that I would discover when studying… More
Over the mid-semester break at the University of Melbourne, my friends and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to New Zealand and explore the south island. After doing lots of research, we decided to pack our bags, rent a car, and drive around the… More
Originally published by Augsburg CGEE – reposted with permission. This is a guest blog post from our student, Kaela Hawkins, Spelman College. Kaela studied abroad on the semester program, “New Activisms, Human Rights and Social Justice” which travels… More