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WTBD Yaks from Andes Amazon

South America Semester: Andes & Amazon - Group A

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A New Kind of Productivity

Kate, Participant

Yak of the Week

What does it mean to be productive? Don’t worry— I’ll save you the Google search: productive; adjective /prə•dŭk′•tĭv Producing or capable of producing crops, goods, or services, especially in abundance So that’s that, according to......Read More

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Criss Cross Applesauce

Alice Lamb, Participant

Yak of the Week

In kindergarten, my legs adorned in pink fuzzy pants and brightly colored shoes neatly tucked into my knees, I learned how to sit in criss-cross-applesauce. My small roots curled into the carpet beneath me, preparing the young shoot of my body to......Read More

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Daily Reflection – Learning on Service

Martina, Participant

Yak of the Week

March 15th The third day on the island. Weather: Sunny, as usual Health: Well-rested, hydrated. Mood: Excited to connect with the home stay family more. After the routine of Khmer lesson and daily check-ins, we celebrated Eddie’s birthday with......Read More

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Slaughter

Catie Caya, Participant

Yak of the Week

Today I helped slaughter a chicken. I had never killed an animal before. Save for a few bugs on purpose, and many by accident, I had never directly been responsible for death. In 8th grade, at the age of 13, I decided to go vegetarian. While this......Read More

WTBD Yaks from Indonesia

Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Indonesia 2023-24

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NGO Check-Ins

Remzi Abaci, Participant

Yak of the Week

Here’s what we’ve been working on recently at our NGOs. Eva: My NGO, SPEAK, is a committed partner of Women Federation, a local coalition of middle-aged women determined to help their communities fight climate change. Through projects......Read More

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Poorly Chopped Tomatoes

Alice Lamb, Participant

Yak of the Week

I sit on a woven straw mat that my aamaa shoved between me and the concrete floor of the two-room house where I am staying in Balamchar. My legs are aggressively crossed as my aamaa showed me, so that I am perched up on my heels. I watch helplessly......Read More

WTBD Yaks from Nepal

Nepal Semester: Himalayan Studies - Group A

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Awakening

Jacqueline, Participant

Yak of the Week

Patan, before 7PM. It’s still a dank dark outside when I set off toward Durbar Square– the sky tinted midnight blue for a handful of minutes before the temples, profiled black, bleach it periwinkle. On the way, vendors lay out their......Read More

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The Bride of Adventure

Maddie, Participant

Yak of the Week

“Seems to me that my destiny is to be the bride of adventure.” -Anne of Green Gables, from Anne with an E After 4 days of trekking, Group B, otherwise known as team Chunumunu (lovingly named after a puppy we met on the way) arrives at high camp......Read More

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Senegal Rekk

Noah LaBelle, Participant

Yak of the Week

Life in Senegal stops for three events, and three events alone. One such event took place earlier this month. On Sunday, February 3rd, Macky Sall – le Président de la République – was due to address the nation at noon. The public waited on......Read More

WTBD Yaks from Nepal

Nepal Semester: Himalayan Studies - Group A

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An Interpretation of Our Crippling Monopoly Deal...

Group A Students, Participant

Yak of the Week

As darkness descends on Nagarkot, five competitors take their seats for a fierce battle of Monopoly Deal. Tensions run high. Soyal drums his fingers on the wooden table. Mozelle rubs her eyes to stay awake; Rafa ponders his next move. While Catie......Read More

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Impermanence

Ryan, Eva, Participant

Yak of the Week

While being in Indonesia has been incredibly fulfilling and thought-provoking—as I have written about in weeks before—it would be ingenuine to act like the experience has been free from struggle. I have broken most of my daily challenges down......Read More