Author Archive | CHID Study Abroad

New visions open onto the world, both spectacularly wide and highly focused. Visions of new futures appear, but also the ghosts of the past. Solitary Interactions by Amy Judith BeharRebirth. Alteration. Transformation. by Sarai LunaGo Solo by Tania AlgeboriA Letter to Views by Devon PimentelliThe Time is Now, Speak Up by Anna BartonMaking Space Abroad & […]

We venture abroad to learn about the world and ourselves, but often what we find is greater uncertainty and states of in-betweenness. Presenting Identities by Nikki HoganProcessing, feelings, and thoughts by Rosalva SantiagoIndulgence by Tristan SorensonReconstructed Truths by Kitty TruongComplexities of Consciousness by Elli Vegdahl-CrowellLight, Shadow, then the Color by Yuyang Zhang CHID Study AbroadThe […]

Travel often entails rapid acceleration, but we also experience movement as slowing down, ricocheting, or restarting. S to S by Suad IbrahimCobblestones and Twisted Ankles by TJ VanderYachtSketching by Jenna LeeWinter Journal Entries: “colpo di fortuna” by Anna BlochMoments in Transience by Nicolle ShawStudy Away Amidst the Climate Crisis by Alexandra Browne CHID Study AbroadThe […]

The COVID-19 crisis has radically limited our capacity for movement, whether across the city or across the globe. Yet despite its pervasive effects, the virus is by no means “the great equalizer,” as is sometimes claimed. Some people are still compelled to move (“essential” but often marginalized workers), and many are unable to move out […]

Reflecting on travel, we often long for renewal and restoration, but certain emotional charges may remain unresolved. Beautiful+Amazing by Mikaela Bartyzel Dear Rome by Ragini Gupta What If? by Annika Knapp India Through My Eyes by Sonia Singh an ode to Roma/the last toast by Alyssa Kearns Accepting Anxiety Abroad by Mackenzie Wamble Breathing Space by Chantalle Bell CHID Study Abroad The UW Program […]

Here we tell of serendipitous revelations that crystalize out of the fluidity of chaos. Stardust by Chantalle Bell Postcards from Hampi by Kana Johnson Years That Answer by Bella Brown All the Small Things by Katie Chua Miguel by Ashlyn Carlson From Via Goffredo Mameli 59 to Palazzo Pio 95 by Alex Zhu There Was No Lace in Nottingham by Victor Hugo […]

Intentional or unconscious, graceful or bumbling, the inevitable disruption of travel drives us to create new sequences of movement—choreographies to regain grounding. Tahiti Time by Esme Meza-Guzman Danse de Villes by Megan Sellman How to Win at Being a “Foreigner”​: 16 Steps to Doing Dublin Right by Kara Eagens Life Aboard by Andrew Chin misplaced journal entries by […]

Out of what seems like an incomprehensible mass of experience, we begin to make sense of the world by connecting points of reference, big and small. viewpoints by Mira Petrillo Cementerio a un lado del mar by Ivanna de Anda Dover by Victor Hugo Mendevil Approaching Our Unknowns, Together by Emily Gresham Beamer Saint’s Tribute by Kendall Upton finding wabi sabi by Emma Hohenstein […]

Like a mix of horns during a traffic jam, jarring experiences abroad can clash with prior understandings and leave one feeling overwhelmed. Zwarte Suede Shoes by Emily Hengstler Chiaroscuro by Mikaela Bartyzel Corporeal by Kendall Upton Impulsiveness by Annie Dahl Iceland Air by Bridget Wittke Invisibility Abroad by Iman Mustafa CHID Study Abroad The UW Program in the Comparative History of […]

One must still have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star. —Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra Travel often feels like pure chaos—a rush of new stimuli crashing into the senses. But this chaos seldom remains pure or unresolved; instead, it propels us to create choreographies of how we are to walk (and […]