Between semesters at William Jewell College, senior Moriah Vanderburg spent two months this summer in Cuernavaca, Mexico using her Journey Grant. Cuernavaca is an hour and a half outside of Mexico City and home to La Universal, a university that works with Augsburg College in Minnesota. Vanderburg studied at La Universal and took…
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From the Journey with Joe Gunn
People normally associate the Galápagos with their college biology textbooks. The islands seem almost untouched, even mythical, as the place where Charles Darwin dreamed up his theory of natural selection. Many of us have heard of, or have at least seen a National Geographic program, about the giant tortoises and…
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From the Journey: Emily Lynch
Around Nov. 4, I remember being absolutely frustrated logging onto social media. Not only was my Facebook bombarded with engagements and babies, but also with politics involving education and teachers. “Vote no on Amendment 3” or “Vote yes on Amendment 3: Hold our teachers accountable!” seemed to be the new hot…
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From the Journey: James Webber
James Webber discusses his summer in Washington D.C. learning and working through the Fund for American Studies Program. This summer I embarked on a journey not too different from the Oregon Trail game of our youth: it was long, grueling, emotionally testing and someone unexpectedly died of dysentery. Well, not…
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From the Journey: Robbie Louth
Robbie Louth reflects on using his Journey Grant to travel to Portland, OR over the summer. It was mid-June around 4 a.m. when my alarm clock began blaring. I knew, as soon as that sound erupted throughout the bedroom, that the next week would change my life. How exactly, I…
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From the Journey: Brian Weideman
Brian Weideman reflects on his time spent in Europe over the summer. I carry a lot of fond memories of spending this last summer abroad: strolling through Dublin on rainy afternoons, using my broken French to navigate Paris, visiting vast castles in Luxembourg, spending lazy days on the beach after…
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