Study Abroad

May 24 2022

For some of us (me included), this is our last few days being a Goshen College student. As I reflect on the last few weeks here in South Texas, what stands out the most is all the new friends I’ve...

May 24 2022

This morning I woke up at 5:45 am, a little later than usual, with breakfast at 6:00 am and ready to leave by 7:20 am for the worksite at La Posada.  After a few delays, we headed to the worksite...

May 24 2022

As I have been doing so far, I wake up at 5:30 A.M. to get myself and my lunch ready for a day of work. Today is the last day of a full workday at La Posada Providencia, an organization...

May 24 2022

After being here for almost two weeks, we are still continuing to do more fence building at La Posada. Every morning, MDS volunteers Larry and Roger give an overview of daily tasks and everyone gets to choose their role of...

May 23 2022

We got back from Chicago on Saturday and we were off again on Wednesday to learn about a different community, right in our backyard, the Amish. We started the day by eating a sweet treat that is iconic to this...

May 23 2022

Yesterday and today were spent at the Hanifl Center where the students finished researching, organizing, and then presented their final projects.  When it wasn’t raining, we enjoyed the cooler weather as well as the awesome views we couldn’t normally see...

May 23 2022

Today we met as a class outdoors at Tavistock Square Gardens and discussed our favorite parts of London, what we are most excited about when arriving home, and things we will miss the most. A majority of the students said...

May 22 2022

After two days of normal class schedule in Quito, we wound our way through the mountains to the northwest region of the Pichincha province where we explored the cloud forest. With historical and indigenous peoples contexts in the back of...

May 22 2022

Today started a bit differently from others. We did not have to meet today as a full group for class but rather had time to rest and work on our final projects. A few of us went up to Hampstead...

May 21 2022

Well, everybody is back from the trek safe and sound.  Today is about cleaning up and resting after 6 hard days of hiking.  Enjoy the selected photos.  I wish I could share them all with you.

May 20 2022

We got back from Chicago on Saturday and we were off again on Wednesday to learn about a different community, right in our backyard, the Amish. We started the day by eating a sweet treat that is iconic to this...

May 19 2022

Today we started class by briefly talking about the events of last night—the spoken word poetry event and our visit to a Sikh temple. We were soon interrupted by a visit from Daljit Nagra, a British Punjabi poet. Nagra started...

May 19 2022

Monday and Tuesday were our final days of data collection for our research projects. We worried that it would be rainy on Monday but we were lucky to have a clear day. Because of the full moon, the ocean was...

May 18 2022

Our morning started in the early hours this morning. Needing to be in the cafeteria by 6:00 am to pack lunches and eat breakfast. After breakfast, we head off to La Posada to do more work on the fences. Today...

May 18 2022

We began this week by having a devotion on Acts 20:24 which reads, “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me”....

May 18 2022

This morning I woke up at 7:00, although we were not leaving for church until 9:30. My body has already adjusted to the 5:30 early wake up times on the workdays and today felt like sleeping in. For breakfast, we...

May 18 2022

After being in the Rio Grande Valley for almost two weeks, my classmates and I have been exposed to the border crisis and the challenges that the people face in border cities concerning immigration and poverty. Much of the content...

May 18 2022

To start the day, we met up for our usual class session which takes place in the basement of our hotel, St. Athans. Today’s class revolved around a poem called “Prayer for Gurdwara” by poet Daljit Nagra. We spent most...

May 17 2022

Written by senior Music/Education major Mariah Kaufman On Friday morning (May 13th), we visited Margarita Tejada Foundation which is a school primarily for students with Down Syndrome. After a brief tour of the school, Goshen College students were split up...

May 16 2022

              We finished our first week of work at La Posada. With our group of 11 people, we were able to finish two sides of the fencing project that surrounds the perimeter of La...

May 16 2022

Today we traveled with Keys Marine Laboratory personnel (Captain Bill and Captain Emily) to three nearby reef locations: Coffin Patch reef, the Elbow reef, and Volcano reef. There were many creatures to observe in each reef. We saw many hard...

May 16 2022

We did some traveling today and had plenty of exciting activities to keep us occupied, with even more planned for tomorrow! We started the day with a trip to the Sea Turtle Hospital and got the chance to meet over...

May 16 2022

  Today our group explored a Puerto Rican community on the North side of Chicago, in Humboldt Park. Here we heard first-hand account and personal testimonies regarding how this community came to be and how they hold on to their...

May 15 2022

The first week of class are already behind us!  Wow, we’ve already covered a lot of ground and feels good to start to settle in and find a new routine between classes and host families. Here is a glimpse of...