Caroline McGranahan
Home Away from Home. Feeling so comfortable in another culture that one’s own culture begins to feel foreign.
ListenHome Away from Home. Feeling so comfortable in another culture that one’s own culture begins to feel foreign.
ListenHooping in Heidelberg.
This study abroad story will tell about my time playing basketball in Germany and how it helped me strengthen my language skills and make friends in a foreign country
ListenLa Dolce Vita.
A gap year in Italy reveals that happiness is about enjoying life, without anxious dependence upon the future.
ListenAccepting Things We May Not Understand
How one uncomfortable interaction illuminated the path to maintaining peace despite differences.
ListenFacing fears.
A jump out of a plane makes me realize I can try new things and learn from them.
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Riding an electric scooter in Portugal
A story about a time I rented a scooter to go see a historical site in Lisbon, Portugal
ListenOn Island Time
Through my experience with the Barbados public transportation system during a January study abroad, I learned a valuable lesson about cultural differences with senses of time. Through this challenging experience, I gained some patience and flexibility.
ListenThe Privilege of Higher Education
In Ghana I was able to attend the Ghana Institute of Journalism and meet with Ghanaian students of the same major as we. We talked about issues with media in Africa versus the U.S. and about what we want to do with our education and further careers. It was through this experience that I realized the true value of higher education in the United States and how we should value it.
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The beauty of spontaneity.
How getting lost on Table Mountain turned into a lifelong friendship.
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