March 4, 2020
By: Leslie
By Makee My dad and I got out of the car as I hefted my backpack onto one shoulder and squinted up. The sky was silent and clear. The pedestrian crossing between Tijuana and San Diego awaited us ahead, the...
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February 4, 2020
By: Leslie
By Cate It’s hard to believe that a year ago at this time, I had no idea where I would be this year. I was still scrambling to finish my last few college applications… applications to schools in places...
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By: Leslie
[caption id="attachment_799" align="alignleft" width="225"] La fería de San Telmo, one of the oldest fairs in all of Buenos Aires. Here you can find antiques, artisanal local products, and live music.[/caption] By Makee It’s fascinating how easily you can slip into...
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January 15, 2020
By: Admin
By Eleanor I’d like to discuss something very close to my heart today: food. Senegalese food, to be exact. I promise you that each dish will leave you begging for the recipe-- and you’ll want them all. Especially the street...
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January 8, 2020
By: Leslie
By Amichai [caption id="attachment_881" align="alignright" width="225"] With my chevruta (learning partner), I am learning Talmud, specifically the tractate of Bava Kama, which is a book of Jewish law that discusses civil matters and deals with rules of damages.[/caption] When I...
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December 18, 2019
By: Admin
By Delaney Hello! My name is Delaney, and I am from Cleveland, OH! I recently returned home after spending three months in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho. Now that I’m back home, and have access to a computer, a shower, and...
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December 6, 2019
By: Admin
By Delaney Hello! It’s Delaney again. The last blog I wrote was a huge overview of my semester with NOLS, but I feel like I didn’t give certain events and days the attention they deserved. In this blog I want...
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November 28, 2019
By: Leslie
Today, I’m going to tell you about a personal project that I’ve dedicated my Gap Year to: Mack’s School Prep (MSP). MSP is the academic nonprofit I founded in July of this year with the mission of equipping under-resourced and...
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November 27, 2019
By: Leslie
It's been a month since I first arrived in Israel, and the experience so far has been unbelievable. For the first week, I stayed in the small desert town of Sde Boker, which is probably best described as a desert...
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November 14, 2019
By: Leslie
I’m halfway through my semester in Paris (a sentence I can’t believe I’m typing–I feel like I just got here), and feeling more comfortable with my daily routine. I thought it would be interesting to walk you through an average week...
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