Jun 3, 2013
Engineering and Beauty in Bremen
Each spring, a group of students spends the semester studying engineering and German language and culture in Lafayette’s faculty-led program at Jacobs…
Study Abroad
Apr 26, 2013
Reflections of an Engineer in France
Rebecca McIver ’15 (Mableton, Ga.) is spending the semester studying French language and culture in Paris. She wrote the following article about her…
Apr 17, 2013
Kenya Becomes a Field School for 17 Students Learning about Social and Religious Dynamics
There is a persistent notion that Africa is a benchwarmer of sorts in the game of world affairs, an untouched land where time stands still. What a group…
Apr 8, 2013
Anna Harris ’14 Explores Culture in Central America
“Under the shadow of a helicopter on the banks of Lake Suchitoto in El Salvador, I got chills as I listened to the sole survivor of the Copayan Massacre…
Mar 26, 2013
Yen Joe Tan ’14 Explores Waste Management and Swahili Culture in Kenya
“I always thought that I wouldn’t face culture shock since I’ve lived in three countries [Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States], but this semester…
Mar 15, 2013
Mexico is Classroom for Students Learning How Mexican Identity Developed
After studying in Costa Rica during the fall semester, Jiselle Peralta ’13 (Rego Park, N.Y.) was excited to continue expanding her knowledge of Latin…
Feb 8, 2013
Students Explore the Language and Culture of Costa Rica
Flashlights in hand, a group of students trekked through a Costa Rican jungle in the middle of the night. When they emerged from the dense forest, they…
Feb 8, 2013
Students Encounter the Arts and Spirituality in Bali
For the first three weeks of January, a group of Lafayette students and faculty visited the small Indonesian island of Bali, where they learned how Balinese…
Jan 9, 2013
Rebecca Slotkin ’14 Connects Environment and International Affairs in China
Last summer, Rebecca Slotkin ’14 (Verona, N.J.) traveled to Kunming in southwest China for a seven-week program that took her throughout the region,…
Jan 2, 2013
Three Students Receive Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Three Lafayette students are recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which will help fund their study-abroad…