RADICAL EUROPE: The Journey Home
We arrived in Berlin on Sunday evening聽and began our city exploration the following morning. During our time in Berlin, we visited Wittenberg to see the home and church of Martin Luther. However, more important than the places we visited is the idea of the Cross Cultural program itself. On our final night in Berlin, we....
RADICAL EUROPE: Free Travel Explorations
Free travel has been the part of this cross cultural I have been so excited for since before we left! Three of my peers and I were originally going to go to Geneva, Switzerland, but there were a sudden change of plans. So, we decided to go to Lyon, France for our 3.5 days. We....
RADICAL EUROPE: And Up the Alps We Go
Since we’ve arrived in Europe we’ve caught glimpses of some mountains. The more we’ve traveled, the more of them we’ve seen. I’ve grown up around mountains, and I’m quite familiar with them, but the Alps are an entirely different story. At the bottom you’re hot and burning up in the 80 degree weather, but you’re....
RADICAL EUROPE: Cross-Cultural: Extreme Follow the Leader
As a child, I played follow the leader. I mimicked the actions of others for fun. As a college student, I find myself in a very similar situation. This cross cultural is an extreme game of follow the leader. Our leaders, Kim and Seth, model how to function in contemporary Europe. They guide us through....
Reflections on Life in Europe
I started off this cross cultural thinking that I had a leg up because I had traveled out of the country to Europe before, but I was sadly mistaken. Last time I was with my group of 20 something people carrying huge suitcases and matching backpacks, moving like a herd through towns with a tour....
Week Two: Vienna
Ilse Friesen has been a great connection for us here in Vienna. Because of her, I feel like we have been able to immerse ourselves more into the culture than we would have otherwise. On Sunday, she invited us to her apartment for a proper cup of Viennese coffee and tea. It was great for....
First explorations in Vienna
13 May 2017 Overall the past six days have been crazy and fun. I chose to go on this trip to experience traveling across the world for the first time. My second trip via plan e was a lot better than my first, less motion sickness and more sleep than I thought. Going through customs....