The worldwide Augustana College experience
Hello America, It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog, but you can blame unruly professors and inconsistent class schedules for that…plus a little rain and even (possibly!) some snow! A few weeks ago, we went to Vienna and I have a funny story about that. We decided to overnight in Berlin before [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by louie-bertenshaw
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This morning, I walked through a 1000 year old castle to get to school. And before that, I walked right past the exact spot where Pope John Paul II appeared in Błonia Park even though he was prohibited from doing so by the communist regime. And from that same spot, you can see the mound [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2009 by matthew-peters
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Although I have been traveling around South America for about 7 weeks now, I still feel like this isn’t my life. It seems so surreal to be telling people back home about all my experiences. This is the kind of thing you only hear about…one of my recent captivating mind-blowing experiences was the time I [...]
Posted on October 18th, 2009 by angela-baumgartner
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The past couple of weeks have been filled with lots of travel, illness, studies, and the new excitement of Mexico. We had multiple excursions in Peru, and finding a phone or internet proved very difficult, if the time to look could even be found. One of my favorite activities that we did while we were [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2009 by taralee-morgan
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Things are finally settling into a normal schedule here in beautiful Cuernavaca. We arrived in Mexico last Sunday night, and by the next morning, we had met our host families (just in time for lunch, too!) It’s been a few days now and I’ve had time to unpack and get my laundry done (Hallelujah!). There [...]
Posted on October 15th, 2009 by elizabeth-hinds
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In addition to the hikes, Michelle and I engaged in an impromptu registration and running of a seemingly large running event in Wernigerode, the town in which we were staying. Michelle and I only ran a 5k, but the experience was great. Right before the start, the Germans warmed up with dance motions demonstrated by [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2009 by sean-austin
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Just yesterday I was hiking through the Harz mountains. Specifically, Michelle (fellow Augie student) and I negotiated trails to reach the summit of the highest peak in central Germany: der Brocken. It stands 1142 meters high and we couldn’t see any kind of view after around 850 meters. It was quite a climb and we [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2009 by sean-austin
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Hey everyone! My weekend has been a bit less eventful this time around. I’ve had a lot of homework and catching up to do. But, I refuse to sit my time away, and decided I needed to treat myself to a day trip at the very least; I went to Dresden. Dresden was horrifically bombed [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2009 by Robert Self
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Before I begin, let me preface this with: This is written for the sake of comedy. I’m writing to you all now in a state of mixed emotions consisting of but not limited to anger and excitement. This post is my reaction to a culture shock. Tonight, we went to celebrate a friend’s 22 birthday. [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Robert Self
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Last spring Dr. Bertsche said that ALL of us were going to get sick at some point in time while on this trip—foreign travel has not only risks, but some inevitability. I didn’t believe him because I rarely get sick and was convinced that I have a super-human immune system. Whelp, with my foot in [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2009 by angela-baumgartner
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