Carleton College Summer Liberal Arts Institute 2026 Experience
Watching the last sunrise in Minnesota at 5 a.m., I realized it was time to wake up from this grand dream. My 17th birthday was spent amidst the cheers of…
We Are All Waiting for the Same Rain: A Field Report from Africa
What Comes to Mind When You Think of Africa? What comes to mind when you think of Africa? For a long time, my mind was cluttered with a series of…
She left me the “Eye of Horus”: so-called strangers are nothing more than family members yet to be recognized.
It was June 20th, during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. As a volunteer, I was accompanying dozens of foreign scholars participating in a long-term field project in Suzhou. The morning…
The Rebellion Against Loneliness: An Individual’s Negotiation with the Environment in Studying Abroad — The Ander Interview Chronicles
To watch the interview, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmHwWcWdsqI&t=357s Nowdays, most people limit their definition of study abroad applications to grades, GPA, and standardized test scores. Yet, few realize a fundamental truth:…
The Madai Trilogy: We Met, We Parted, We Grow
The interview transcript above does not cover our entire conversation, as my carelessness caused my phone battery to die 🪫. Regardless 🤓, I would like to first supplement what we…
Checking in at HongKong with My Family
Taking advantage of my trip to Hong Kong for an exam, we hopped on a double-decker bus right from the airport to capture some random street views and get a…
City Walk With My International Friends From Mexico
After finishing my previous interview with international students about their sense of loneliness, I began to reflect on the deeper meaning of this project. If the interviews served to document…
I’m Not A Loser: The Ideal of a Pakistani Professor
The friendship between China and Pakistan has stood the test of time. Pakistan, with its geographical advantages, is capable of protecting its environment. In recent years, as global climate and…
Before We Parted: A Brazilian Scientist on Waste and Sustainability
The crisp sound of glass bottles moving across a wooden table marked the beginning of my conversation with Caio in the rural school classroom. This was my last day here,…
Obrigada! Bringing Agricultural Composting Technology to Brazil, Our Transnational Memory
Brazil, a country with 210 million people, the fifth largest land area in the world, and six climate zones and biomes, seems magical to me. The photos they shared show…