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Mas Mas Mas: Culture and Nightlife in Buenos Aires
by Scarlett Trillia :: 07/01/2008
[Argentina] - Alas, I have already fallen behind my proposed schedule for this blog! In self-defense, each time I began to write this entry, I’d leave for a few hours and find ....... Read more


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Studying Abroad in Australia
by Ann Wadsworth :: 07/01/2008
[Australia] - So this is my first blog.  Not just for Glimpse, but ever!  So I hope you find this interesting.  In 1989 I was an American study abroad student in Australia, .... Read more
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Hello
by Mengfei Chen :: 06/29/2008
[South Africa] - So why South Africa?  That's a question that I've been asked quite alot since deciding to head to Capetown for a semester.  Why not Switzerland?  Why not France?  Why not .... Read more
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Homeless
by Heather Drake :: 06/26/2008
[Uganda] -   This will be my first entry. I hope it lasts. Sitting here in this "internet cafe," i question the term. It is certainly not a cafe, nor does it have .... Read more
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How I spend my week.
by Lauren Wong :: 06/19/2008
[Philippines] - I spend my workweek at the makeshift office of my NGO, but I also go on field trips/meetings/conferences with my bosses. It's a great place to work, and I love the .... Read more
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Old Stuff
by Keegan Skidmore :: 06/16/2008
[Malawi] - Hey, Hey— Just wanted to give all you Americans an update on how the K-man’s been doing the last couple months. As some of you might know I spent the first .... Read more
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Greetings
by Max Folkman :: 06/10/2008
[New Zealand] - Welcome to this most humble of blogs. I'm Max, hello, and I'll be your narrator for the duration of this blog. I'm a sophomore at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities .... Read more
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A note on the recent violence (and a Zulu field trip)
by Mark Pruce :: 06/08/2008
[South Africa] - Hi all, I wanted to do a quick post on the recent violence in South Africa and include some pictures from a recent Zulu field trip (they don't exactly go .... Read more
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Ich liebe Dich Switzerland
by Kelly Saunders :: 05/30/2008
[Switzerland] - After a draining, overcrowded, eleven hour flight I was whisked away from the mayhem of Zurich and set on Höheweg Strasse in the charming town of Interlaken.  Sleeping for what .... Read more
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Testing the Blog Features
by Eric Hartman :: 05/29/2008
[Tanzania] - To see if they work.... .... Read more
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