The Lauder Institute’s Culture Quest trekked to East Africa in January 2016 with a group of nearly seventy students. Check out the full gallery of great photos snapped by participants from their travels in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.
Life at Lauder
Africa Time – Learning to Move Slowly
As Wharton/Lauder students, from the moment we stepped onto Locust Walk in August, we have been over-scheduled and over-committed. Between classes, hockey practice, Pub, and keeping up with twenty different GroupMes, the pace of our lives has reached new highs. But since being in East Africa for this year’s Culture…Read More
Africa Time – Learning to Move Slowly
As Wharton/Lauder students, from the moment we stepped onto Locust Walk in August, we have been over-scheduled and over-committed. Between classes, hockey practice, Pub, and keeping up with twenty different GroupMes, the pace of our lives has reached new highs. But since being in East Africa for this year’s Culture…Read More
What I learned from pitching my start up
By: Miguel González – Wharton/Lauder Class of 2017, Global Program On November, 14th 2015 I had the opportunity to participate in the StartUp Competition hosted within the Wharton Latin America Weekend. Not only was I enthused about pitching my social venture JuntoSalimos (www.juntosalimos.org), but also about what this weekend and…Read More
What I learned from pitching my start up
By: Miguel González – Wharton/Lauder Class of 2017, Global Program On November, 14th 2015 I had the opportunity to participate in the StartUp Competition hosted within the Wharton Latin America Weekend. Not only was I enthused about pitching my social venture JuntoSalimos (www.juntosalimos.org), but also about what this weekend and…Read More
Travels to Albania
The first question my professor posed at my first lecture at Lauder was straightforward, but daunting: “Where does Europe end?” Defining Europe’s boundaries is harder than defining those of just about any other continent. Geographically, perhaps it’s the Ural Mountains in Russia. Politically, it might be the European Community or…Read More
Travels to Albania
The first question my professor posed at my first lecture at Lauder was straightforward, but daunting: “Where does Europe end?” Defining Europe’s boundaries is harder than defining those of just about any other continent. Geographically, perhaps it’s the Ural Mountains in Russia. Politically, it might be the European Community or…Read More
The Winner of the Lauder Summer Immersion Photo Contest Is…
A Streetcar for Peace Lorenzo Zavala Carvajal, Lauder Portuguese Language and Culture Program Student Essay Dona Marta’s “bondinho” inaugurated in 2008 as part of the UPP (Pacifying Police Unit) package for the pacification of the Dona Marta neighborhood in Botafogo, the streetcar or “bondinho” as the locals call it…Read More
Checking in with the German Program
The sun finally decided to shine over Berlin! So, I can’t complain… As mentioned in my previous post, I had the opportunity to go to Istanbul, Turkey and, I must say, it was an amazing trip! I lived in a small guesthouse close to the Sulthanamed area. This neighborhood offers…Read More
Checking in with the German Program
The sun finally decided to shine over Berlin! So, I can’t complain… As mentioned in my previous post, I had the opportunity to go to Istanbul, Turkey and, I must say, it was an amazing trip! I lived in a small guesthouse close to the Sulthanamed area. This neighborhood offers…Read More
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