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A Passion for Africa: From interning for a Sudanese women’s resource center to studying in Morocco to filming a documentary in Kenya, Justine McGowan can’t get enough of living and learning in African countries.

Egypt

Changing Suits: Juliet Frerking uncovers identity, layer by layer, under the galabeyah.

Ethiopia

The Road to Gimbie: A journey past the edge of civilization.

A Sudden Change of Scene: Matt Urbanski found the Third World immersion opportunity he had always dreamed of inside an Ethiopian restaurant in California. By Matt Miller.

Ghana

Reconfiguring History: Julia Steinberger profiles Barnard College senior Julia Molloy on her architectural endeavors in Ghana.

Brittany Murlas conducts research on Mother Tongue Literacy while studying abroad in Ghana.

Kenya

Lake Victoria's Women Fisherfolk by Heather Craig

Going to Market by John B. Linsley

Travels with Ali: Researching childbirth in coastal Kenya. By Jessica Novak

Climbing Mt. Kenya: The Allure of Africa's Second Highest Peak. By John B. Linsley

Martha Trevey: To Service the people, Kenya

Mali

Charting a Medical Future: By Katie McClellan

Morocco

A Prison and a Palace: Linda Smolik's reflections on a summer spent with a traditional family in Morocco.

Headers in Hijab: Women’s soccer in Morocco. By Nicole Matuska

Niger

Anti-Americanism in Agadez: Alexis Sathre Wolff questions her reaction to anti-American sentiments at a market in Niger and re-evaluates her patriotism.

Self Cultivation: A community garden in Senegal reaps far more than vegetables. By Karin E. Dahlgren.

South Africa

A Family Tragedy: The unexpected death of a study abroad studentís host father forges a lifelong bond between her and her South African family. By Eulalia Zukas

Clicks & Smiles: A volunteer at a South African hospital learns more than the skills he needs to practice medicine.

Heroes and Healing: Colin Smith tells the story of South African literature.

Small Act, Big Hope: Emily Harris works with disable orphans in South Africa. By Rebecca Plevin.

Sunday School: Understanding an African past. By Dawna Shawntelle Quick.

Journals of a Medic: by Suzanne Meehan

Coaching in Cape Town: As a volunteer for SCORE, Cathleen Graham is one of many young coaches using sports to foster cooperation and coexistence in Cape Town, South Africa.

Desert Orange: from Capetown to Windhoek by Elizabeth Stamford

Tanzania

A Community Approach in the Fight Against Aids: A volunteer student creates a sustainable food project in Tanzania after witnessing the devastating effect inadequate nutrition has on patients. By Melanie Williams

Creating a Health Library in Tanzania: A Profile of Mark Lydon by Alia Santini

Nipe Nikupe: Researching dependency, reciprocity, and the paradoxes of food aid in Lugufu Refugee Camp in Kigoma, Tanzania. By Brian Hoyer

Practicing Rural Medicine: Andrea Mantsios gains hands-on field experience before starting her graduate program in international public health.

Uganda

A feature on Uganda and on several students who traveled to the country and came home with their own new perspectives:
Introduction - By Erica Schlaikjer
Beads of Hope - By Merritt Watts
Creating Peace from a Distance - By Erica Schlaikjer
An Insider’s Perspective - Erica Schlaikjer

 

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