Today is my last day in Geneva. I am writing this from a cafe by the lake. One of my favorite places to get work done here. I can hardly believe that I am leaving. The semester flew by quickly. My experience in Geneva turned out to be very different than from what I was expecting but I am very…
Tag: study abroad
lunch near the lake
To finish off our semester in Geneva, the undergraduate program had a little farewell lunch. We gathered with the coordinators of the program and our mentor to discuss our past semester. What we learned, what we saw and what we are taking away. We also discussed our future and plans for the summer. We ate lunch at a beautiful restaurant…
Meeting Alums in Geneva
I was quite busy this week. First, I came back from a weekend trip to Milan, Italy where I met up with some friends from Wellesley. It was the first time I had seen them in almost a year and we had such a great time. We did all the things they are to do in Milan in about 2…
Traveling and settling in
This week was my 3rd official week in Geneva and I think I am starting to get a hang of things. I know how to get to most places using public transportation and I have spent more than enough time in Swiss grocery stores. I buy some of my fruits and vegetable at the weekly Sunday farmer’s market. They have…
I am in Geneva!
I made it to Geneva for my second-semester abroad! My semester starts next week so in the next post I will let you in on some of the classes I am taking. I am writing this on my laptop while facing an amazing view of the Swiss Alps from my room. Needless to say, I am excited about this semester.…
first week of classes and back from dakar
This week is the first week of classes for Wellesley students. Although I am not on campus (I’ll be studying abroad again this semester in Geneva), I wanted to acknowledge the start of the new semester for Wellesley folks. This is going to be my 6th semester as a college student and my second in another country. I’ll be starting…
How did I get here?
So how did I get here? Besides the obvious answer of flying, in this post, I want to briefly outline some of the steps to applying and finally going abroad. The abroad process should start the summer before sophomore year. You should really start thinking about where you would like to go and what your goals are for that location.…
Fall Break in Dakar
Last week I had my Fall break. I know that Wellesley students had their own a few weeks ago. Fall break marks a little over the halfway point of my time in Dakar. I have a little over six weeks left here and I do not want to leave yet. I am going to take the next few weeks to…
Interning in Dakar !
I mentioned in my previous post that I am currently interning here in Dakar. I am working with Caritas Pari, an organization that welcomes immigrants and refugees. The organization seeks to provide people with basic services they may need upon their arrival to Dakar; things like doctor’s visits, school enrollment and maybe housing. I have been working with them since…
Traveling around Senegal
This week I thought I would take the opportunity to let you know about a little bit about my traveling around the country. As part of our study abroad, we get to take trips as a group. This allows us to go to awesome places that maybe we wouldn’t have been able to on our own. I’ve also had the…