The list of reasons why I would redo this whole experience grows more and more every time I talk about this trip. The Plus3 program gave me an experience I will take with me for the rest of my academic and personal career. The first few days of adjusting to our new life for the two weeks were challenging,…
Tag: Summer 2024
Day 8: Dachau Concentration Camp
Today was a day that I honestly didn’t know how I would get through without crying. I felt so many intense and truly indescribable emotions today as we visited the concentration camp Dachau located just outside of Munich. We arrived at the site in the morning and took a walking tour of the memorial for…
Day 7: Exploring Munich
Today was by far one of the most memorable and equally as busy! We started the day bright and early at the Augsburg train station. We set off for Munich at around 9am. The 40-minute train ride was smooth and we arrived at Munich close to 10am. Setting foot off of the train was an…
Day 12: Adios Argentina
The last day of being here in Argentina was bittersweet, to say the least. I took the morning to get my thoughts together for the presentations and grab breakfast. We all got together in the morning one last time to share our work of what we had learned on this trip. One of the prompts…
Until Next Time
Today’s blog post prompt is to discuss the most important thing you learned on this trip. There were many things I learned on this trip. I learned about healthcare and the culture of Argentina. We had many lectures where we learned about different roles of the healthcare system. We also had many hospital visits where…
May 17: Hasta Luego Argentina
Reflecting on the trip, there were many important lessons I learned about the history, culture, and hospital systems in Argentina, specifically Buenos Aires. I found it fascinating how the three sector system works and the difference in quality of care based on insurance. While all the hospitals in the United States would be considered private,…
Day 11: A Port, Market, and Tearful Goodbye
This is my final blog post for Vietnam. Today we visited a port, got a nice presentation about their operations, and a tour of the active facilities. The scale of the visit was staggering. Massive cargo ships, and container cranes were impressive to see up close. Facilities like this are what make our globalized economy…
Crying for you Argentina
In today’s blog post we were asked to respond to one of two prompts: discuss the most important thing you learned on this trip or explain why you should smash your phone with a sledgehammer. As appealing as it sounds to take a sledgehammer to my phone and forget my credit card bill and all the money…
Goodbye Netherlands!
Goodbye to Rotterdam :(((( I am writing this from the airport and so so sad to leave. But, our last day was super fun and I thought it was a great way to end the program. We started out at the Floating Farm, which I was really excited to see because it was our group’s…
Ciao Beunos Aires
This trip has been one for the books. This was the first time I ever went abroad and there was no other group I would have wanted to experience this with. From the first day I realized this trip was gonna go one of two ways. We were gonna be best friends or this was…
Crying While Starring Out of a Rainy Window While Curled Up in a Blanket
This is the day I have been dreading the most. Although I am excited to go home and have summer finally begin, I do not want to leave this beautiful place or these beautiful people. I have had the amazing opportunity to become so close with more students in the nursing program and now extend…
Museums Museums Museums
Today was a very historically-filled day, where we got to sleep in, and then spend some great time at two different museums. The first one we visited was the Immigration Museum of Buenos Aires, which also still functions as their immigration offices. It was very interesting to hear about the immigration patterns of Buenos Aires…
What is truly important?
This trip has allowed me to grow in so many different ways. It has opened my eyes to so many new opportunities and ways to view different experiences. However, above all, this trip taught me the importance of surrounding yourself with good people. I had such an amazing times and I think it was because…
Immigrating to the immigration museum
Hola everyone! Our time in Argentina is coming to an end and we had a lighter day. I’d like to take some time and reflect on my experience. This trip abroad has enlightened me and been so insightful in so many facets of my life. First of all, experiencing the culture of Buenos Aires firsthand…
Chau Chau Buenos Aires
I have a mix of emotions while writing this blog post from the Atlanta airport and a few thousand miles away from Buenos Aires. I’m so incredibly grateful to have been able to participate in the Plus3 program this year and travel to such a beautiful city, but I am also very sad that we…
Adiós Argentina
Today, we left our second home, Argentina. In the morning, I went to Templo Libertad and after, I got a bagel with lox and cream cheese with a coffee, obviously. After, we had a final bbq with IES and ate Choripan and queso bites. My travels were as follows: bus to airport, plane to Atlanta,…
Chau Argentina!
I cannot believe today is our final day in Argentina. For our last day in Argentina, we all had a farewell lunch planned by the IES coordinators. We had a BBQ lunch which reminded me of when we first arrived unaware of what experiences laid ahead of us. Yesterday it was Julie’s birthday and the…
London Calling!
Waking up in London was so exciting! I had such a relaxing night in my hotel. The air conditioning was pumping, I took a shower in the amazing rainfall shower and I fell asleep so fast watching YouTube on the TV. I woke up quickly, got dressed, and headed down to breakfast. Breakfast was one…
May 15: A Country of Immigrants
Today was really nice because the day didn’t start until the afternoon, so I was able to go out and get some breakfast at a local cafe. The agenda for the day consisted of two museum visits, which started at a museum dedicated to the history of Argentine immigrants. The museum was a converted hostile-like…