Study Abroad

May 25 2023

This blog post was written by Katie Bolander, a second year nursing major. This past Wednesday morning, we had the privilege of touring Red Lake Nation College with Whitney Spears, the Director of Admissions. Red Lake Nation College (RLNC) is...

May 25 2023

May 24 2023

Our behind the scenes producer Kendyl Silveus produced a quick video to show a little of what we were doing and a little of what she was doing during our trip to Japan.

May 24 2023

Our last two days in the Florida Keys were full! Students took the final exam over ecological theories we’ve been learning – the important differences between marine and terrestrial environments, foundational and keystone species, facilitative interactions, trophic cascades, and marine...

May 23 2023

By Shayne Wassell During our time here, we were able to attend events and attractions that were outside those that were required. So, some friends and I decided to head to the Tower of London! Upon entering, there were beefeaters...

May 23 2023

by Kyle Hufford – Associate Professor of Communication For the last few days our students have been enjoying themselves in the wonderful city of Japan. Quite the contrast to what we have been doing for the last few weeks. It...

May 22 2023

By Oskar Sunderland Our group departed London early in the morning on Tuesday the 16th, headed for Salisbury. Shortly after arriving, the renowned Salisbury Cathedral was within sight – and looking as majestic as ever on such a clear day....

May 22 2023

We ended the second full week of SST on an eventful note, spending a few days in the beautiful Ecuadorian cloud forest.  The transition from the high-altitude valley in Quito, through a short stretch of dry dusty mountainsides, followed by...

May 21 2023

By Mackenzie Mast and Anna Kauffman Anna’s go-to coffee order is a mocha and Mackenzie’s is an iced vanilla latte. Hey all! We decided it was time for us to finally do an official review of some of the coffee...

May 21 2023

By Greta Klassen with extra pics by Amy and Doug On Monday night our entire class turned into “groundlings” at Shakespeare’s Globe for a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the perfect event to celebrate Doug’s birthday! There are pros...

May 19 2023

This blog post was written by Aranza Jimenez Cruz, a first year accounting major. As we arrived at what would be our work site for the next two weeks, the reality of what needed to be done settled in. The...

May 19 2023

This blog was written by Madison Miller, a recent Marine and Environmental Science graduate. Over the past couple of weeks, we have all gotten to know each other in the GC group, along with the MDS crew members and long-term...

May 19 2023

This blog was written by Laci Munger, a first-year Marine and Environmental Science major. Throughout our time with the Mennonite Disaster Service members (MDS) and living in the Red Lake Reservation, we continue to learn about the unique culture of...

May 19 2023

by Kyle Hufford – Associate Professor of Communication I cannot believe our two plus weeks is over. It has been a hectic, crazy, challenging and rewarding two weeks. We really feel like we became a part of the Asian Rural...

May 19 2023

By Amelia Turnbull Today, we had a late start to class, which meant that we were able to explore the city on our own during the morning. Irish and I decided to do some sightseeing of some famous landmarks in...

May 18 2023

by Peri Mast-Hochstedler – First Year Psychology Major Hello! My name is Peri Mast-Hochstedler (aka Shepherd) and I’m a freshman psychology major at Goshen College. If you have been reading the previous blog posts, you should know that we are...

May 18 2023

This blog was written by Eliza Aleman, a first year sustainability major. On Saturday we had the honor of meeting Audrianna Goodwin – a University of Minnesota graduate and researcher for the TRUTH project. Audrianna took the time to share...

May 18 2023

This blog was written by Isabella Ruiz, a second year sustainability and public health major.  When thinking of the Red Lake Nation, we’re not sure if people think about walleye, but the walleye fish population is among one of the...

May 18 2023

On Monday and Tuesday we were able to be back in the field to finish up research data collection. On Monday, we finally saw a manatee in Zane Grey creek as we headed out to Triton flat! While at Triton...

May 18 2023

By Amelia. Turnbull My favorite part about the Arts in London class is going off to spend my arts allowance, the allotted amount of money that I am given to spend on going to see different arts in the city....

May 17 2023

We started our Sunday by taking a practical exam over the taxonomy we have been learning during the first two weeks of our trip. To prepare for this exam we memorized 50 different species or groups of species and learned...

May 17 2023

by Courtney Templeton – Senior Film Production Major Today started out like every other day. We went down for morning exercise, and afterwards, we filmed the participants working with the chickens—all before the breakfast bell rang.  Afterwards, we went straight...

May 17 2023

This blog post was written by Cameron Comadoll, a third year nursing major, and Regan Sheipline, a recent education graduate. Red Lake Nation is located in northwestern Minnesota and is federally recognized as an Indian tribe that possesses all the...

May 16 2023

Before leaving the Academia Menonita Betania we went on a short hike led by Eileen up a steep road leading into the hills which overlook the school and although it was a tiring walk, it was well worth it; from...