Tales from Abroad is an ongoing section in which Gustavus students share the highlights of their study abroad experiences. It’s hard writing an article like this about Nelson Mandela for two reasons. First, I don’t want it to sound contrived or cliché because the first thing everyone thinks of when they think of South Africa is Nelson Mandela. I’ve learned over the past three weeks that … Continue reading Tales from Abroad: Student Abroad moved by Mandela’s Legacy

Tales from Abroad is an ongoing section in which Gustavus students share the highlights of their study abroad experiences. It has officially been a full week of living in Barcelona, Spain! I’m not quite sure where to start on explaining how I feel, what I have done, and what I have learned thus far. I guess the best way to describe my initial feelings of my … Continue reading Tales from Abroad: Studying in Spain

Going to Petatlan, Guerrero, Mexico (St. Peter’s sister city) on the Spring Break “Learning to Serve” trip was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my time at Gustavus. I admit I was apprehensive at first. I knew home-stays would be involed and that my Spanish wasn’t great, but I decided to give it a try. There were 17 Gustavus students on the trip, … Continue reading Tales from Abroad: Petatlan, Mexico