From March 19-22, Diversity Abroad hosted The Global Student Leadership Summit (GSLS) at the University of Minnesota during the 5th Annual Diversity Abroad Conference. 50 students from campuses across the country converged to participate in an intensive three-day summit that sought to provide much needed space and time for students[…]
Diversity Abroad is happy to announce the winners of our Diversity Abroad Scholarships for Spring 2017. Each year, we aim to help meet the needs of students from diverse academic, economic, ethnic, and social backgrounds. Many thanks to the China Institute, AIFS, CISI, FIE, and Semester at Sea for their[…]
October 25th We arrived to Africa! I never thought I’d be here. Coming into Morocco, I did not know what to expect. We were told it was a very different country, compared to the European countries we visited, but I also heard that Morocco was like the middle ground between[…]
Thank you to Semester at Sea and the Diversity Abroad Scholarship
I’ve had friends that studied abroad in Peru. I’ve known people who are from Peru, I’ve heard a lot of great things about it, and I’ve always been fascinated with the Incas and their wonders. The next stop in the itinerary was Peru. I was so excited because I was[…]
November 28th We were all sheltered, or as some like to say, confined. Out of sight out of mind. Only until it came into sight and plastered our faces with it. An “oppressed” minority that supports hate came to rise, and all of a sudden demanded every space, and every[…]
I can’t believe we’re finally in the last port of our voyage in Costa Rica and in 10 days I’ll be home. This voyage has gone by so fast and I’m so sad that it’s close to its end. It felt like we were in Greece yesterday. It also feels[…]
Our second to last port for SAS is Ecuador. During this port I realized how much I’ve been able to step out of my comfort zone not only in Ecuador but throughout the voyage. In Ecuador I signed up for a field program called Adventure in the Andes. We traveled[…]
I’ve been on the ship for over 3 months and I have only recently experienced seasickness and homesickness. While they are different I have found the similarities Since embarkation and through out the voyage I have heard of people experiencing both but I couldn’t relate until now. In the middle[…]
November 26, 2016 Before I began the voyage, everyone would ask me which country I was looking forward to the most. One of the countries that I would mention was Peru because I’ve always wanted to see Machu Picchu ever since I learned about it in my Spanish class during[…]
