Hello everyone! This week I am going to be writing to you all about my overall feelings on the coronavirus situation. If I am going to be completely honest the first word that came to mind for me when thinking about this situation was “devastated”. At least that is how I felt at first. This …
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I'm back in the U.S.
Hello Everyone! It has been a crazy past couple of weeks for me. I am currently writing to you all from my mother’s house in Minnesota. I received notice last friday that my program was being cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak and that I should return home as soon as possible. Upon hearing this …
Weekend Trip to Mitzpe Ramon and Coronavirus fears
Hello, everyone, I hope you all had a great week! This week has been a little hectic due to the fears of the coronavirus going on internationally. I have received a vast amount of emails from the U.S. embassy, the Israeli embassy, my scholarship programs and my USAC study abroad program regarding the virus. The …
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I got into the CLS Program!!
Hello Everyone! I have great news to share with you all this week. I found out on Thursday that I was selected as a finalist for the U.S. Department of State 2020 Critical Language Scholarship Program in Tangier Morocco. I can not express how happy I am to be a part of this program. It …
First Week of the New Semester
Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great week. This week I began the new semester and it has already been amazing. I am continuing my spoken Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) language, and Model United Nations classes. In addition, I am taking two more classes titled “Israel Jewish Redemption or National Demise” and …
Weekend in Budapest
Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great week. Last week was one of the best weeks of my entire time abroad so far. Last weekend I went to Budapest with my friend Nia from the University of Nevada, Reno and Theo my friend from the international school. I was able to get a …
Taking my Arabic Language Skills to the Next Level
Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great week. For this week’s blog post I would like to further discuss my plans for practicing the Arabic language. I have decided that this semester I want to push myself even harder to practice my language skills. My roommate who is a native Arabic speaker had …
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My Interesting Experience in South Africa
Hello, everyone, I am currently writing to you from Stellenbosch, South Africa. Before I arrived in Cape Town on Tuesday I had a connecting flight at the Addis Ababa Airport in Ethiopia where I was able to have an authentic Ethiopian breakfast. I spent my first couple of days in Stellenbosch with my friend Heaven …
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A Week full of Travel :)
Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great week. Last week was an amazing week for me because of the traveling I was able to do. When I wrote to you all last I was in Malta. After Malta, I flew to Marrakech, Morocco with my friend Chris for two days and then we …
Week 16 of My Study Abroad Experience
Hello everyone I hope you all had a great week! I am currently writing this blog post from Malta. This week I finished my first semester studying abroad in Haifa, Israel on Wednesday. The week was very busy due to my final presentation and test for my Modern Standard Arabic class. I am confident that …
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