Spring semester 2007:  in Paris and Europe

  "Paris is beautiful, Europe is wonderful, and I am exceedingly glad that I am here."

January immersion  2007:

  The Immigrant Experience in Paris

January immersion  2007:

  Percussion Ensemble touring the Dominican Republic
  Student reflections on that tour.

"[This trip] has helped me realize and not take for granted the things that are most important, like family, religion, shelter, and basic needs that go unnoticed in a day to day setting. "

  Summer immersion 2006: Film, history & culture in India

"My most cherished memories of India will be of the times I spent interacting with her people.  Although this immersion wasn't set-up to have a humanitarian service focus, we did visit a couple of non-governmental, grassroots organizations where we learned about human rights, positive empowerment, and the like.  ... My immersion in India further developed my passion for human services and social work and lead me to ask myself how these things will be a part of my future."

Spring semester 2006:

  Sea Semester at Woods Hole, MA and on the ocean

January immersion  2006:

  Teach English in Taiwan

January immersion 2006:

  World Business from a European Perspective

  London semester, Fall 2005: Kyle and Sarah

"it's going by so quickly, i can't believe it. i feel if i close my eyes or blink, i'll be home. it's just been an amazing experience, and i wouldn't change it for anything. i'm so thankful to be here." (Kyle)

  Christchurch, New Zealand, semester Fall 2005

A semi-diary of observations and pictures between July and  November 2005 (the New Zealand spring semester).  Beth says, "New Zealand is a magnificent place. I am so blessed to be here."

Summer immersion, July 2005

  Teach English to Chinese students in Changchun City, People’s Republic of China

Spring break, March 2005

Teaching English as a Second Language in the Dominican Republic.

"... we could see the great necessity there is of teaching English to Dominican children, teenagers, and young adults. Since English is both a universal language and the principal commercial language today,  [this]  is extremely important."

London semester, Fall 2004

Missives from across the Atlantic: observations by participating students.

"Until lately, I knew little to nothing about politics. I didn't know, and I didn't care. However, now I see the importance of taking some sort of position and becoming active in how your country governs itself, and how it interacts with all the other countries on this little planet." 

Amsterdam Summer 2004 immersion

Pictures from two weeks in Northern Europe while immersed in a set of three courses on, respectively, writing poetry inspired by art, the art of Van Gogh and his contemporaries, and how the city of Amsterdam shapes and has been shaped by life and death. Included travel in Holland (primarily Amsterdam), Germany (Berlin and Bergen-Belsen) and Poland (Auschwitz, Birkenau and Kracow).

Summer immersion, May 2004

  Pictures from two weeks blowing glass at the Murano Glass School in Italy.

   Mi Vida Dominicana: one student's semester in the Dominican Republic

Spring semester 2004 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. "Is it wrong that after only 4 months I feel more attached to this country than the one I lived in for the last 21 years? As my little island is lost from view, I suddenly feel a void and know that I will never be able to rid myself of a longing to return to the place that has stolen my heart."  (On leaving after the semester.)  Essay in English, with some photos.

  Semester in Paris and Europe

Pictures from Spring semester 2004, by one of three Millikin dual-degree students at ESGCI in Paris. Road trips throughout France, to Holland (mostly Amsterdam) & Belgium, to Italy (Pisa, Rome, Milan, and Venice) and to Spain (Barcelona).