Today marked our final scheduled day off. In my last blog, I reported we were offered free tickets to see figure skating and various hockey events. Unfortunately, those tickets didn’t come through; rather, they were reported as “sold out” (the ... Continue Reading A Day in Sokcho By…
A Weekend in Europe: The United Kingdom Damon Mackin & Madsen Thomas | Studying Abroad at the University of Winchester
We landed in London 10:30 A.M (+5 hour time difference) European time, and then travelled to Maidenhead, U.K with Madsen's friend from camp (Libby you are the bees knees, thank you and your family for the hospitality), which is 20 minutes away from ... Continue Reading A Weekend in Europe: The…
Dancing Through The Week Morgan Payne at Hope Shines in Rwanda
Hi Everyone, Morgan here, and I am back for another blog about this week. We have hit day 3, Wednesday, which is better known as Hump Day, and for those working it usually means that horrible middle day of the week where you seem still so far from ... Continue Reading Dancing Through The Week Morgan…
Empowerment and Soccer in Haiti Four women’s soccer players made an empowerment trip to Haiti along with Head Coach Liz Pike and President Tracy Fitzsimmons.
Four women's soccer players: Shannen De Leon, Sara Fuller, Jordan Riser and Emily Yergin, took a girl's empowerment trip to Jacmel, Haiti! Jacmel is a commune of approximately 26,000 people on the southern coast of Haiti that was dubbed the "City ... Continue Reading Empowerment and Soccer in Haiti…
The Onsen Experience Bath Time! by Lisa Pluska
As I looked at the itinerary, panic slowly started to creep in. Not only were we going to an onsen once, but twice. I had looked up what to expect in an onsen and knew I was going to have to get completely naked in front of anyone else that ... Continue Reading The Onsen Experience Bath Time!…
Kimonos & Biking in Kyoto, Japan By: Erin Scherer
One of the most anticipated activities our group looked forward to was dressing up in traditional kimonos in the beautiful city of Kyoto - known as the heart of Japan. We started our day by renting bicycles, a popular way to see the city. ... Continue Reading Kimonos & Biking in Kyoto,…
Peace, Love & Sushi Christian Williams
When President Fitzsimmons announced that our group was going to Japan as part of the 2017 Global Citizenship Project … the first two places I hoped to be able to go visit were Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, and Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. ... Continue Reading Peace, Love & Sushi Christian…
The Meeting of Melting Pots by Richard Jeric
In many ways, America and Poland could not be more different. America is situated between two oceans, while Poland is strategically located between Western and ... Continue Reading The Meeting of Melting Pots…
Ain’t no mountain high enough Renee Jennette, Emily Harrell, Emily Ellis
Finally we made it to machu picchu!!! The trip began at 6:40 in the morning, on our last day. You can only imagine our exhaustion! But this time, nobody fell asleep on the bus or even dared to yawn, because we were headed to one of the seven wonders ... Continue Reading Ain’t no mountain high enough…
Warsaw-the Birthplace of Chopin
Our GCP Poland group began our last day in Poland at Copernicus Science Museum in Warsaw. This museum is totally hands-on. We enjoyed watching the children interact with their parents and I also enjoyed watching my students interacting with the ... Continue Reading Warsaw-the Birthplace of Chopin
