An old man recites the Manas (the legend of the Kyrgyz people) at the beginning of a traditional festival. In the back, local residents arrive at the festival on horseback. From a Larsen Fellowship, Karakol, Kyrgyz Republic.
Frenchman's Cap. From Biogeoscience in Australia.
Prior Park, in Bath, England, is an 18th century landscape garden designed by poet Alexander Pope. From English Theater and Literature in London.
Lichens at East Beach. From Australia: Coastal Ecology, Tamar Estuary, Tasmania
A homeless man collapsed in the rain, facing the skyline of Shanghai, highlighting the enormous (and widening) economic disparities in China. From Beijing Seminar, Shanghai, China.
5 a.m. sunrise at the hotsprings in the Salor de Uyuni in Bolivia. As soon as the sun came up, the birds appeared through the mist. From a Career Center Initiative Internship in a Developing Country.
Off Campus Studies
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Liz Evison '10 says: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. -
Julia Busiek '09 says: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. -
Avantika Jalan '10 says: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.