Jan Bender Shetler ’78, the director of global education and former professor of history at Goshen College, is set to retire this year, concluding a career dedicated to historical research, community involvement and cultural preservation.
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Study AbroadJan Bender Shetler: Tanzanian cultural heritage research and preservation
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Exploring the Ruins of Dunluce Castle
On Monday, June 3, we visited Dunluce Castle, part of the Causeway Coastal route a bit farther west than Giant’s Causeway. The first castle on the site was built in the thirteenth century, and three centuries later, Queen Elizabeth I’s...
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Ceviche and Flowers
Recently, we had a master class on how to ceviche, a dish that consist of marinated seafood and vegetables that is now traditional to Ecuador. Though ceviche’s creation is attributed to Asian immigrants in Perú, it is widely enjoyed in...
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Rock Climbing at Giant’s Causeway
Liam here. Our first week in Northern Ireland has been filled to the brim with amazing experiences. The kind folks at Corrymeela have welcomed us with open arms. To say that we are in good hands would be an understatement....
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Our First Class Service Project
The afternoon of Thursday, May 30, students gathered at Corrymeela’s garden after lunch to complete their first service project. We were led in our volunteer work by Eleanor, a very kind affiliate of the Corrymeela from the local community, who...
Study AbroadVisit to Seamus Heaney HomePlace Museum
“Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests. / I’ll dig with it.” –Seamus Heaney, “ The quote cited at the top of the page comes from one of the most famous poems by one of the...
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Together in Northern Ireland at Last!
It took a long 10-hour flight, a three-hour bus ride, two different airport arrivals, and the coordination of two different groups without data, but the Poetry & Purpose in Ireland group is finally all together and the experience is underway!...
Study AbroadWorms, Composting, and Renewal: A Day at the Rujotay Project in Guatemala
By Elizabeth Miller ’06, Asst. Prof. of History / Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism Benita directed the bus to park next to Comalapa’s town dump, as she began to tell the members of the Goshen...
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Cuicocha Lake, Otavalo, and a visit to the Queen of Water
Last week, we went to Otavalo and other places in Northern Ecuador to see the sights, meet people, and learn more about the local culture and history. Otavalo is home to the largest craft market in Latin America, so we...
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Northern Ireland Introduction
The Northern Ireland SSTers left the U.S. on Sunday morning, May 26 and arrived safely at Corrymeela yesterday. This involved successfully coordinating connections between travelers converging from three different locations, so we congratulate them. They were last seen enjoying the...
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Mindo Trip: Planting Trees, Hiking to the Waterfalls, and Tasting Chocolate.
Our first trip was to Mindo, a small parish about two hours Northeast from Quito, in the middle of the cloud forest. There, we meet with our enduring partner, Kléver Tello. He is the head of the parish and has...
Study AbroadAmidst The Amish Among Us
Our day began as any good Amish morning, at the Rise‘n Roll Bakery which is – disappointingly – not owned by the Amish founders anymore. Curious folks entered the store and scoured through the endless aisles of Amish goods in...
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Life in Quito
After orientation, students met their host families and joined them in daily life. Through this key component of SST, students learn about cultural practices, social dynamics, and personal relations. A few days after orientation, we returned to Centro Histórico to...
Study AbroadGuatemala: Hand in Hand
by Mariela Esparza, a class of 2023 English major. Day 6: Mayan spirituality lecture – SEMILLA We received our guest speaker, Ronaldo, at 9 a.m. on Monday. Ronaldo told us that for the Mayans, everything spiritual was grounded in tangible…
Study AbroadHard Work, Northern Lights and a Powwow
We spent the rest of last week working hard on the two homes we’re helping rebuild for members of the Red Lake Nation. The students are learning quickly. They have all gained a wide variety of new skills, and everyone...
Study AbroadPoetry Open Mic at RichMix
What a night we had at open mic night! The vibes in the room were everything from comedy, sorrow, grief, revenge and happiness. We traveled to Tower Hamlets, London to attend open mic night at RichMix. They welcome the communities...
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Across the Street and Around the World on Chicago’s Devon Ave.
Our first full day in Chicago was a whirlwind! Not only did we learn how to use the public transportation there, but also about various different neighborhoods through a workshop on CHicago’s maps and growth. During the afternoon, we focused...
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A Visit from Daljit Nagra
This morning we had the pleasure of welcoming to our class Daljit Nagra, a poet whose work we’ve been reading. Nagra is a British poet whose poems relate to the experience of Indians born in the UK (especially Indian Sikhs), and...
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Mexican-American Identities and Art in Pilsen
Today we began our day by visiting the National Museum of Mexican Art in Harrison Park. Art from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and current Mexican artists living in Chicago was displayed. The history, personal stories, and finding identity in...
Study AbroadPlay Review: Much Ado About Nothing
In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the presence of romance or lack thereof is frequently tested in various forms from friend to friend, lover to lover, and friend to lover. For many of us, Beatrice was a stand-out character in...
Study AbroadExploring Guatemala City
Augusta Nafziger is a junior writing and music double major from Weyers Cave, Virginia. Our second day in Guatemala began with a delicious breakfast (thank you Reyna and Ingrid!), followed by a guest speaker lecture by Israel Ortiz, a professor at...
Study AbroadA Day in Oxford
Last week we took a day trip out to the city of Oxford to explore the city and the university, tour the Oxford University Press, and attend a lecture by Helen Oyeyemi, an author we had read in class. We...
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Art, Photography, and the National Gallery
Our class recently went to the National Gallery in London, home to over 2,300 paintings mostly from Europe, spanning from the 13th to the 19th centuries. We’ve seen art from other eras and cultures at some of London’s other museums,...
Study AbroadFirst Days in Red Lake
On the first of May we loaded up and headed north, bound for Red Lake, Minnesota, home of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. We went to volunteer with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), and to learn and build relationships...
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