http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international The worldwide Augustana College experience Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:17:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last weekend I went to Przeworsk where my family lives. Przeworsk is a small town to the east of poland, just outside of Ukraine. It takes about 3 hours to get there by train but the trip is well worth it. All I did was eat and talk polish! They ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1161 So I never got the chance to write a last blog entry while in Europe, but an entry the day after I get home is as good as anything, right? This will be my last entry. I can tell you right now that I already feel different. It could be the ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1156 The hardest languages in the world must be Chinese, some african click tongue, and then Polish. But even if you know one of the first two languages, you'll still have problems with polish. There are so many ways to say one thing. For instance, there are three ways to say ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1145 Change is unavoidable. It can be good, it can be bad, it can be both. The key to change is whether you resist it or welcome it. I know I have welcomed changed on this trip, but how? I can do my best to answer now, but at this moment I ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1136 We finally made it to Mexico, marking the last few weeks of our trip here in Latin America. I am already really excited to get home because I miss it and the people so much, but at the same time I am enjoying my time here, so I think I’m ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1134 By the beginning of October we’d been traveling around South America for over a month and so far everything had been vastly different from the United States. None of the major stores, products, restaurants, or fast food places have been spotted, except for the occasional McDonalds, Coca-cola, Doritos, and Oreos. ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1132 Wow. I was just on top of the world. Literally. It was so amazing that I am still a little awestruck. It’s so hard to describe something that you have to feel and experience for yourself to understand the magnitude of it, but I am going to try. One of the things ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1126 ¡Hola from España! Classes officially ended last week...and now we´ve got free time to travel. So... Alex, Joe, and I thought it would be fun to go to yet another country where we don´t speak the language: SPAIN! Barcelona is amazing. The weather is perhaps the best part. It has been about 70+ ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1110 [gallery] Today is my last full day in Wittenberg. I can't say it's been eventful, but I've had some time to reflect. I packed up my things for a good part of the day. Then I went for a run and finally climbed a really steep hill I'd been looking to ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1099 It's officially 12:05 am and I'm ready to celebrate the end of the Challenge by logging onto Facebook for the first time in a week (I kind of wanted a Big Mac, but it's a little late right now... tomorrow?).  Before I go anywhere, I'd like to take a moment ... http://www.augustana.edu/blogs/international/?p=1094