Abroad View Magazine
Spring 2009 Table of Contents
Cover photo by Jane Erickson
Riding a motorcycle into the sunset, Makassar, Indonesia
Closer Look:
Teaching English Abroad
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2008 Student Diplomat Essay Competition
Alone in Amman
Katherine Lonsdorf goes from victim to victor in her award-winning essay about turning an attack into a chance to grow.
Interview
Forum Undergraduate Research Award Winners
Find out from students whose projects span the globe, from Uruguay to Kenya to Thailand, what it takes to conduct research that changes the world.
Features
Shifting Soil + Sentiments: Members of New Zealand's Tui community in Golden Bay have spent more than two decades trying to live without leaving a global footprint. But Alyson Sheppard takes a hard look at how selling a product to sustain the community has made some members join a more mainstream consumer culture.
Making the World a Smaller Place:
Beloit College cancels classes once a year for international students and study abroad students to share global perspectives and research from abroad. Rachel Berzon offers a snapshot of some of their work focusing on countries ranging from Senegal to Vietnam to England.
Live, Learn, Work Play
Foolish by the Beijing Zoo
A Chinese friend teaches Peter Linsley how to appreciate the small stuff and not stress about the rest.
Lessons from Refugees
While teaching English to Sudanese women, Amanda Craig learns education is a two-way street.
Slashing Stereotypes
Hafez Adel learns Spanish life is about more than siestas and teaches his roommate that Americans can elect a black president.
Turkish Coffee
Leah Schaffer takes a break from the daily grind to drink up some culture in Istanbul.
Highlights
Saving Money Abroad
Five easy ways to pinch pennies while studying abroad.
Global Traditions
Don’t miss these festive celebrations.
Engineers Can Study Abroad?
Think study abroad is only for humanities students? Think again.
Global Citizens
Danseurs in Senegal
Morgan Seag learns to dance to the beat of a different country and overcomes
cultural misconceptions.
A Green Dream
Ithaca College’s Global Footprint Grant funds Calvin Smith’s quest to learn about Barcelona’s sustainable practices.
Sustainable Structures: Allison Conley’s independent study of green architecture in France introduces her to techniques that every architect can use to build in environmentally friendly ways.
Inspiration
Boot Dance
Stepping carefully to keep up the rhythm of daily life in a South African township.
By Katie Shullman Gerding
Reviews
Kabul Beauty School
Samantha Leal takes a closer look at a book about how a woman’s enterprise and creativity triumph over the restrictive Taliban.
Global Music Guru
Keep your toes tapping as Amber Sasse guides you toward the best of the international music scene.
Departures
Sole Searching
When a mishap shakes the serenity Jane Erickson finds at an Indonesian mosque, she meets an unlikely group of friends.
Last Look
Sumo Wrestling
Tiffany Minaret Sakato gets a bird’s eye view of this big sport in Japan.