This week marked two months that I have been in Paris, and what an amazing two weeks it has been! I have met some amazing people, both French and American, seen some amazing things, eaten amazing food, and had one…
Money Matters: FLAS Fellowships
The FLAS program began with the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and continues today under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Each year, the US Department of Education awards Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) funding to Area Studies…
Learning with language barriers: that one time when I cried in my History of Africa class
A few weeks ago, I was supposed to give a twenty-minute presentation about slavery in my Historia de Africa class at the Universidad de Costa Rica. Eventually all forty of my classmates and I would have to present, but a…
Arabic Studies in Ifrane, Morocco
Spend the summer in Morocco, where African, Arab, and Mediterranean cultures fuse to create a culture that is wholly unique. Dates Depart U.S. May 29, 2014 Arrival in Ifrane …