ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
Marianna Shurina Today, PeeDee and I went on two adventures of a lifetime. After much contemplation and worrying, we both decided that the experience of going paragliding would be worth...
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Catherine Carter receives 2018 Applewhite Poetry Prize
Catherine Carter is the winner of the 2018 James Applewhite Poetry Prize in a record-breaking year of entries. Carter’s prize-winning poem, “Womb-Room,” will be published in the 2019 print issue...
SAY CHEESE
Sigourney Clark Day eight of the Alpine Study Abroad program started off at 9 a.m. with a 45-minute ride to Engelberg, Switzerland. While on the bus, I could not help...
SMALL COUNTRY, BIG IMPRESSION
Today we woke up early to travel to the sixth smallest country in the world, Liechtenstein. At first, I was not sure what to expect from this small country. When...
LESSON IN GOVERNMENT
Today we went to the University of Innsbruck, where we met with a professor and student involved with the Innsbruck Center for European Research (ICER). The organization focuses on research...
CRYSTAL CLEAR
After two eye-opening experiences, seeing Castle Neuschwanstein in Germany and the Bergisel Ski Jump in Austria, I was ready for my next adventure with the COB Study Abroad Program. On...
IMPRESSIONS OF INNSBRUCK
As we arrived in Innsbruck, I automatically knew I would enjoy the town. Innsbruck is a college town nestled in the Swiss Alps, smaller in size than Munich. Much like...
LEAP OF FAITH
Today our group traveled to the Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck, Austria. This ski jump has hosted three Winter Olympics in 1964, 1976, and 2002. As we learned about the strategies, improvisation...
NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE
Today started pretty early. We had to be downstairs in the lobby of our Munich hotel by 5:45 a.m. We grabbed a breakfast box and made our way to the...
HUMBLING EXPERIENCE
After a day of traveling and two days of learning about BMW in Munich at the BMW museum and how their cars are made in Regensburg at the BMW plant,...