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May 03 2024

This year’s Chicago to Amish Country course has 21 students, and they are gearing up for their trip to Chicago, May 5 to 9. Destinations include:

  • Chicago’s Little India,
  • Pilsen and the National Museum of Mexican Art,
  • the Swedish American Museum and surrounding neighborhood,
  • the DuSable Museum of African American History on the South Side, and
  • Chinatown

Local speakers will add their insights, and tasting foods from a variety of cultures will be a treat as well.

  • Study Abroad

    Life on the ward

    By Dayanara Aguirre-Mulato During my service placement at the municipal Centro Médico in Riobamba, I had the privilege to be able to work alongside other nurses. Day to day each patient comes in to register for their appointment and I…

  • Study Abroad

    Service visits: opportunities for connection in Ecuador’s “provincias”

    By Hillary Harder During the Service term, leaders have the privilege of traveling to visit each student at the home and volunteer assignment where they are spending their time during the second half of SST. For us, that meant traveling…

  • Study Abroad

    Cycles of life and labor in San Simon

    By Luca Bernhardt I start my mornings on the bus, which leaves Guaranda around 7:40-7:48 in the morning. Depending on the day, I might arrive at work by 8:00… or by 8:23. No matter when I arrive though, it’s no…