by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
The wind is intense, it dries my skin, especially my fingers, they have been exposed to the cold simply being occupied carrying some of my groceries—a different type of groceries, though. I feel that it has not been a month of being abroad, yet and I have changed so...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
It has been an odd time the gap after one semester on campus and the following would be abroad. The in between is remaining at home, trying to make sure everything is complete so that the journey is more enjoyable and the least stressful as possible. Studying abroad...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
Another semester has come and gone. I have finalized my fifth semester and I will not be physically on campus until August 2018. This has been another difficult, but also rewarding semester—one in which I keep learning about myself, where I push my limits, one in...
by Santiago Montoya, Brandeis University , '19
This summer ended up being one of the most productive summers I have had in years (actually they have all been productive in some way for the past few years). Fall is looming and I am expected to return to campus early next week. But focusing on the summer of 2017, I...
by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18
Just a week ago, I landed to a whole new world, that is Madrid, Spain. The travel to get here was an upside down, thrilling rollercoaster ride inside my stomach. Nine hours of direct flight from Texas across the Atlantic Ocean to where I am now still blows my mind....
