Monthly Archives: September 2010

The most exciting news thus far!

Posted on September 27, 2010 by trevorc

Last week there was a big festival in Kumamoto. There was a big parade with tons of people. There were these huge workhorses being paraded around. It was kind of intense because they would try and get the horses angry … Continue reading →

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Extreme Weather

Posted on September 26, 2010 by cameronb

Don’t let these photos fool you… On my way to the market at Waterlooplein with my roommate Daniel on saturday, we expected a nice bike ride in the sunshine.  Out of nowhere, about half-way to the market, a storm emerged … Continue reading →

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Tour in the Tunnels

Posted on September 24, 2010 by bizzb

This week, our culture class did a bunch of tours in the city of Marburg.  A few of them, my class had to organize ourselves.  We researched different buildings and famous people from Marburg, and we led our fellow students … Continue reading →

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Mt. Aso and Home stay.

Posted on September 20, 2010 by trevorc

There has been a ton going on the last couple days! All this week I have been doing various things for orientation to get ready for school to start tomorrow. I mailed my bike to over to Japan, I have … Continue reading →

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Time Warp

Posted on September 17, 2010 by bizzb

These past few weeks in immersion language class, I have felt like a small child going through her first days of kindergarten.  Do you remember those days-  learning about the seasons, colors, shapes?  Yeah, that’s where I am right now. . .sort of.  Our … Continue reading →

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life down under

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Tiffanie

Hey guys, sorry its been awhile since i have blogged last. Nothing has been really happening lately, just the normal wake up eat brekke (breakfast) and head to class. I will give you an example of one of my weeks … Continue reading →

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Pride in Amsterdam

Posted on September 17, 2010 by cameronb

Flamboyant and Fun. The first weekend I was in Amsterdam, the yearly Gay Pride parade was the talk of the town.  The taxi driver that took me to my hotel the first night I arrived told me that everyone goes. … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life

Posted on September 14, 2010 by brentz

Breakfast is a small meal, usually only a coffee and a roll with butter, cheese, jam, or manjar (a.k.a., “dulce de leche,” or caramel cream), depending on the day. After breakfast, I take a micro (bus) to the university, because … Continue reading →

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Arrival in Val-lluvia

Posted on September 14, 2010 by brentz

I finally arrived in Valdivia, Chile, after 22 hours of flying, 12 hours of sitting at the bus station in Santiago with a friend I met on Facebook beforehand, and an 11-hour bus ride. Valdivia is a compact city of … Continue reading →

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The Argentinean Adventure: August

Posted on September 14, 2010 by tomb

The beginning of the August kicked off with a bang for me, as one of my roommates Jonathan, from Quebec, and I traveled with two girls, Marie-Ève, from Quebec, and Annalena, from Germany. They all had put the trip together … Continue reading →

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