From Elizabethtown College to the Global Community
Occupational Therapy major Courtney Westman '23 studied abroad in Tanzania, Africa during the spring of 2022. It’s hard to explain what a typical day in the life looks like during a semester with School for Field Studies in Africa studying Wildlife Management because every day is so different from the one before. In the beginning... Continue Reading →
Elizabethtown College alumna Caitlin Wilson '16 recently shared her perspective on studying abroad, working with Peace Corps, and more. Caitlin's Peace Corps work took her to Ghana, where she worked as an agriculture volunteer for 27 months. Q. If you had to give your elevator-pitch description of who you are and what you do, what... Continue Reading →
Becca Anderson ’14 had the unusual opportunity to present a paper at the Conference of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy in South Africa in May, 2018 with her former faculty mentor, Dr. Tam Humbert, chair of the OT department. Due to weather delays, Dr. Humbert’s flight arrived too late for her to help present... Continue Reading →
Rising sophomore, Matthew Smith is majoring in history and Middle Eastern Studies, as well as minoring in peace and conflict studies. This summer, he attended a May-term, faculty-led, study abroad program to South Africa. This program was open to students of all majors, as it examined the specific problems that South Africa has and continues... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Anderson '14 studied at Elizabethtown College and received her degree in Occupational Therapy. She is now working as a health volunteer in Peace Corps Ghana. Her study abroad experience was a major factor in deciding to join the Peace Corps. Five years ago, Rebecca flew to Chennai, India to study abroad. It was her first... Continue Reading →
One month ago, I stepped off the plane in a foreign country where I didn’t know the language, the lifestyle or how much to tip a cab driver. (Just a hint: in Morocco, they don’t get tips.) After trying to talk through a language barrier, ending up at the wrong hotel and overpaying both the... Continue Reading →
“You see a very different area of the world,” is a sentence Dr. Michael Roy, associate professor of psychology at Elizabethtown College, uses to describe his trips to South Africa. Roy is leading the Peace and Conflict Studies May term trip to South Africa this semester. During the two week trip students visit Johannesburg and... Continue Reading →
Blue Jays Abroad 