Hey there! That is so exciting that you are in the process of deciding all of your classes and all that jazz for DIS. As fun as it is looking at all of the great programs, trips, and classes, I do remember it being a pretty overwhelming and somewhat co… Continue reading →

This program has really opened my eyes to working with children on both an individual scale and on a global scale. I love that we are able to get hands on experience with children in a learning setting while at the same time learning the ins and outs o… Continue reading →

Hi Bryan, thanks for checking out my blog! I would be more than happy to check out yours and leave a few suggestions on fun things to do with your parents. It’s great that they are able to come visit you. I’m sure you guys will have a blast Continue reading →

A sneak peak at hannah and Hannah’s adventures in Budapest: the beautiful and famous Danube river framed by the chain bridge Continue reading →

A view near castle hill in Budapest Continue reading →

Thanks for the suggestion to follow him on Twitter! I guess it’s about time I get a twitter account, anyway. And yes, it was really wonderfully random to run into him and actually be able to have a conversation with him for a while. He was a really n… Continue reading →

Here are some random sites from Berlin. Some are rather self explanatory, but I thought a few deserved a little background info.
The grave is that of the famous play write and writer Bertolt Brecht. His writings and plays were burned in a famou… Continue reading →

As some of you may know, all of us DISers just rounded out our first week of our two-week (unbelievably much deserved) travel break. For the first time since I have been here, I have been able to perform the role as both a tourist and a tour guide. My … Continue reading →

I hope you all enjoyed the cultural info about Tallinn as much as I enjoyed experiencing it!  As fun as that was, the academic visits we had in Tallinn were really what made me trip for me. When I had first heard that we were going to Estonia for part… Continue reading →

Some odds and ends from Tallinn. If you were on the trip with me, please feel free to send more pictures! Continue reading →

Hey everyone!
Wow, this week has been an absolute whirlwind full of surprises, excitement, insight into different school systems, sadness, joy, cultural experiences, exploration, and new friends. I have so much to say and so many pictures to show. Unfo… Continue reading →

Tomorrow I will be leaving at the crack of dawn for the CDD’s (Child Diversity and Development) long study tour. We will be heading to Tallinn, Estonia and Stockholm, Sweden and we’ll be seeing some ground-breaking and life-changing schools… Continue reading →

This past weekend I had my first short study tour with my Child Diversity and Development program in Western Denmark in a region known as Jutland. One of the reasons I chose to study abroad with DIS (Danish Institute for Study Abroad) was the amount of… Continue reading →

Some Super Bowl strawberries for the boys on game day! Palle and Christopher have a tradition of a father/son Super Bowl party with all of their father/son friends, so before I headed off to my friend Hannah’s house for the night, I made these little… Continue reading →