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Enchanted and disheveled

Kara Killinger September 27, 2018

I’m writing again from the kitchen of my flat because it has a few more windows than my bedroom and the natural light — along with a cup of aggressively mediocre instant coffee — is the...

Being self-aware while abroad

Being self-aware while abroad

Evan Chambless September 23, 2018

Don’t worry, everyone — I’ve finally made it to Budapest. I’d like to take this opportunity to draw on both my past and more recent travels: I have come to notice how being a tourist, both conspicuous...

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We’re not so different, you and me: An introduction to Edinburgh

Kara Killinger September 11, 2018

So, I’m here! I made it! And Edinburgh, Scotland — surprise, surprise — is different from San Antonio. Here they say “sitting in or take away?” instead of “for here...

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Live light, consumerism is exhausting

Kara Killinger August 29, 2018

I'm leaving for a semester abroad in Scotland this week, and I can only bring one suitcase full of clothing — no more, no less. I've lived out of a suitcase before but never for this long. As I...

Budapest or bust

Budapest or bust

Evan Chambless August 23, 2018

Welcome to my oh-so-clever and original column from abroad — I don’t believe anyone on the Trinitonian has ever done this before! This past summer I’ve been bracing myself, both body...

photo provided by Katsuo Nishikawa

Visiting the developing world: Learn first, then act

Benjamin Gonzalez April 11, 2018

As I boarded the plane for Managua, Nicaragua this spring break, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the upcoming trip. As part of a course called International Issues in Health and the Environment, I...

photo provided by Clarissa Castaneda

Culture shocked at home

Clarissa Castaneda March 20, 2018

Culture shock is something that’s widely talked about and is to be expected by anyone who goes overseas. You’re going to another country with a different culture — possibly a different language —...

Brenda Ramos smiles as she crosses the Metropol Parasol bridge in Sevilla, Spain during Trinity’s first semester-long study abroad program in Spain last fall. photo provided by Katsuo Nishikawa

All the world is your classroom

Bladimir Ruiz January 28, 2018

I am a first-generation college graduate. I grew up in a poor family in Venezuela, and was fortunate enough to have a grandmother who pushed me to continue in school. I went to college, I even went to...

David Spindel, Jacob K. Tingle, and Hailey Wilson pose and smile while sitting at Loftus Street, the home stadium of the Queens Park Rangers. photo provided by Jacob K. Tingle

Sport in London: Unbelievable

Jacob Tingle January 28, 2018

Over the winter break I spent two weeks in London, during which I attended three football matches and a play in Piccadilly Circus; I also took Blue Badge Tours of Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth Olympic...

Illustration by Yessenia Lopez, staff illustrator

Reverse culture shock is real

Gabriella Garriga January 24, 2018

"Mom, I really don’t think I can handle this right now," said Destiny Hopkins, senior sociology major. For Hopkins, a trip to the supermarket last year turned hazardous. Standing with her mom in one...

Ten students pioneered the Trinity in Spain program in Madrid. Upon return to the United States, the students were surprised by how few of their credits applied to Pathways, Trinitys curriculum. Photo provided by Katsuo Nishikawa.

Study abroad paves a new pathway

Kathleen Creedon January 24, 2018

Last semester, 10 students and one professor flew to Madrid for Trinity’s first full-semester study abroad program, Trinity in Spain. Though the students were warned that they might not get credit for...

illustration by Andrea Nebhut, staff illustrator

Reed returns from Nepal

Maggie Lupo January 24, 2018

When most people picture Nepal, they probably think about the Himalayas, colorful prayer flags or Marvel’s Dr. Strange. However, sociology and anthropology professor Richard Reed, who just returned from...

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