Memories Change People Change Memories

by Elizabeth Muir ’17 7 year old host sister speaks Wolof, some French, and no English. Likes to […]

Nos Encontramos en la Plaza

This project shares some of the diverse and disagreeing perspectives of the people who occupy the principle plaza of […]

**People of the (Border)land:**The Impact of Territorial Borders, Cultural Boundaries, and Legal Barriers on Mapuche Individuals that Leave the Chilean Borderland

Librería 33, a bookstore the size of a large closet with avant-garde photographs collaged on the walls not […]

Parrandas y Panas (Excursions and Pals)

Enjoying la neblina and un diente de león with my pana Cuencana after hours driving down pothole covered roads in a rainstorm before later discovering secret hot springs located on the outskirts of Soldados. Cajas National Park, Ecuador.

Enjoying an afternoon overlook of the Cuenca valley during my first hike outside the city walls. Traveler’s trip: befriend a local. Cuenca, Ecuador.

A lone monkey sits in one of the many wide-open spaces of Zoológico Amaru. Every week we were surrounded by wild animals and endangered species as we hiked through the bio park/conservatory to get to our biology class labs. Cuenca, Ecuador.

Our Quichua guide Teo holds my mapache puppet during a break between teaching us how to identify every Amazon insect and animal, build transects and quadrants, swing on vines, and eat bugs. Sinchi Sacha, Ecuador.

A few of the 20,000 people that travel to celebrate carnaval in the city of Ambato spray each other with espuma. It is impossible to walk outside without being attacked by this foamy shaving cream substance and it is unadvisable to travel these areas if not ready to partake in days of parades, outdoor concerts, and the endless running/chasing of these espuma wars. Ambato, Ecuador.

A compañera del campo (companion of the countryside) drains the blood out of a cuy (guinea pig) in preparation for cooking. Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

A boy looks through a túnel secreto that runs underneath a road connecting their school to the corn farm on the other side. Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

Younger family members pitch in to help eviscerate and clean the cuy warning us to be careful not to break the gall bladder. Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

Chancho, cerdo, amigo. Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

Learning how to make abono orgánico out of chicha (a fermented corn beer), leftover cheese curds, and manure. Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

Señora Florinda harvesting the herbs cedrón, yerba buena negra, y paico in preparation for making an aguita (tea). Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

Another compañera del campo chops wood for the fire in preparation for cooking the cuy. Chilca Totora, Ecuador.

A view from paradise. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Sea lions play like siblings. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Louisa, a Saraguro native explains her villages’ history and culture. Saraguro, Ecuador.

A view from outside the gate entrance of an ancient Incan temple. Machu Picchu, Peru.

Traveler’s tip #2: Always trust a girl with a partial tattoo sleeve of astral planets, half a shaved cranium, and a thick Argentinian accent who greets you the minute after exiting a five hour bus ride inviting you to stay with the “One Love” community. Montañita, Ecuador.

Mayana Bonapart ’16 uses film photography as a way to share her passion for spontaneous exploration, inexplicable natural […]

Moving Past the Neoliberal Debate: Examining the Effects of International Free Trade Agreements on Latin American Development

by Sam Alexander ’16 Introduction In this paper I explore the effects of neoliberal economic policies on Latin […]

Cassandra Broadwin: India

The only trick I know: a handstand at the Tomb of Akbar the Great in Agra, India.

The youth show an immense amount of heart for the emerging sport of skateboarding in their community, and in their country. New Delhi, India.

A young skateboarder enjoys the tranquility of early mornings in New Delhi, India.

The Free Motion Skatepark “Sunday Morning Crew” poses for a photograph at the top of their DIY wooden ramp in New Delhi, India.

Two boys watch the sunrise from a rooftop structure in Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi, India.

The “Sunday Morning Kids,” more commonly known as slums kids, go out on a skateboarding field trip. They must head out to the streets as early as 6am so as to avoid street traffic or any trouble with the police. Free Motion Skatepark in Delhi provides the boards, shoes, elbow guards, and accompaniment on these early-morning trips taken on the first Sunday of each month, free of charge. New Delhi, India.

I set out to find this waterfall during my independent travel in Rishikesh, India. Following a winding, one-way road back into the mountains, I finally came upon a small turn-off that lead back into the forest and eventually to the falls. All in all, the afternoon amounted to be a 10km excursion, which was rewarded by a dip in this glacial melt waterfall. None of the locals I asked knew the name of the fall, but they were quick to offer me a ride back to town on their motorbike. Rishikesh, India.

At 3:45am, we hired a jeep to take us up to the Kaunja Puri Temple in the foothills of the Himalayas. We took the car as far up the mountain road as possible, before hitting a staircase that would lead us the rest of the way up to the temple. This is the view of the Ganges river valley, before sunrise. Rishikesh, India.

Travel tip: befriend local motorbike owners. They know all the short cuts in and around town. Rishikesh, India.

A view of an unnamed waterfall outside of Rishikesh, India.

A fellow student enjoying the sunrise at the Kaunja Puri Temple in the Himalayan Foothills. Rishikesh, India.

Baba Ilan (a spiritual man) in Rishikesh puts a whole new twist on how I ought to wear my scarf. Rishikesh, India.

A sunset spent at the Tomb of Akbar the Great in Agra, India.

Cassandra Broadwin ’17 shares photos of her journey and commentary from around Delhi, Agra and Rishikesh.

An American Perspective on Korea/Japan Relations: Past and Present

At an event on Friday held at Lewis & Clark College for the Korean-American community and members […]

Southeast Asia is Making it Rain in the Officer’s Club… and it has a Silver Lining

Southeast Asian Governments Are Making It Rain in the Officers Club; does it mean dark clouds on the […]

Audra White: Bavaria, Germany

Audra White ’16 took a day trip from Munich to Bavaria after her year-long Germany program last summer. […]

Frozen Governance

Frozen Governance by Nathan Ren ’15 Originally written and published in the 2014-2015 edition of the Meridian Journal […]

The Meridian

Author: Meridian Journal of Cross-Cultural and International Perspectives