I went on the Middle East Mosaics Seminar, a Carleton-run program in Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco. It was a very inter-disciplinary program, led by professors in economics, French, and ancient Egyptian religions (including our college president, Rob Oden). We studied comparative culture, literature, religion, globalization and Europeanization while constantly on the go seeing and experiencing new things.

I went to Mali with [professor] Cherif Keita in the winter of my junior year. Could rave about the program for hours. Most memorable experience touristically: riding a camel into the Sahara Desert at sunset. Experience of most personal growth: navigating my relationship with my host family, which is probably one of the hardest things I've ever done.

I went on the Australia Coastal Ecology program my winter term sophomore year. The most memorable experience was our stay on Heron Island, one of the Great Barrier Reef islands. We did a night snorkel and went scuba diving...one of my best experiences ever.