Category: Study Abroad

Global Cardiac Care

Mac Sustainability Ambassadors Travel from India to Malaysia Exploring the Work of a Twin Cities-based Health NGO.

Bookstores of London

An English major explores the bookstores of the UK.

A Semester in French Publishing

A Mac student's literary adventure living and working in France.

Chilean Conservation

While studying abroad, geology major Sarah Jonathan ’16 did field research for Chile’s national parks.

Spring Study Away and Field Trip Photos

Extra field trip and study away photos.

Study away science

Meet two STEM majors who spent a semester abroad in Budapest and Madagascar.

Athletes Abroad

Studying in other countries was enriching in multiple ways for two Macalester student-athletes.

Vietnam Interlude

Determined to find a challenging study away experience, Kendall Van Sistine ’16 spent a semester in Ho Chi Minh City.

Global Citizenship Photography Contest Winners 2016

When in Rome

Textbooks came alive for students who spent two weeks in January exploring Rome’s art, architecture, and history.

In China

For two Chinese and international studies double majors, a semester abroad in China proved to be a transformative experience.

Gates Grant for PhD Research

Zoë Campbell ’09 will join a program that helps Tanzanian farmers as she earns her PhD.

Learning in Israel

Ben Shields ’17 explored once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in the Middle East thanks to Mac Classics connections.

Greece, Ancient and Modern

From translating Aristophanes to picking oranges, Kacie Reilly experienced Greece across the centuries.

Notes From Ireland

Ava Bindas '17 reflects on her time away in Ireland.

The Vibes from Vienna

Q & A with Alice Gerard

Desert Run

Ben Bartenstein ’16 (Hingham, Wis.) studied abroad in Morocco last spring through the SIT program Field Studies in Journalism and New Media.

Tackling TB

Mariah Carray ’16 traveled to Ghana to help develop social protection programs for tuberculosis patients.

At Home in the Himalayas

Mark McCrae-Hokenson ’15, Milan, Michigan (Religious Studies) studied in Bhutan

Investigating Historical Memory

Cameron Kesinger ’15 reflects on conducting research during his semester abroad in Nicaragua.

Interlude in Ecuador

Nathan Are ‘16 immersed himself in the language and culture of Ecuador during a community internship there.

Heritage Term

Exploring Indigenous cultures and social movements in Bolivia.

Multilingual Internship

The ability to speak multiple languages helped Ellie Bekmanis ’16 land a job with the European Union.

Justice in The Hague

HRH concentrators discuss their internships in the Netherlands

Temporary Nomad

Nathaniel Williams wanted to study in a country beyond his comfort zone. His choice: Mongolia.

Eye Tracking in Vienna

Mihaela Barokova ’15 interns at the University of Vienna while studying away in Germany.

Winning Photos

Student photos from study away.

Studying by Sea

For a semester, Sonia Pollock's classroom was a sailboat on the Pacific Ocean.

Study Away Singers

Two Mac students joined a famous choir during a semester-long program in Jordan.

Teach Away

Macalester professors also benefit from study abroad programs.

Guatemala J-Term

Each January, Macalester sponsors a trip to Guatemala, where students spend two weeks on sustainable community development projects.

Lost Horizon

Studying Science Abroad

The sequence of science programs can make studying abroad a challenge, but students make it happen.

Studying Science Abroad

Three science students study abroad, from Singapore to Scotland.

This Is London

Katherine Rank '15 writes about her time abroad in London.

Media and Morocco

Two study away returnees reflect on their experience six months later.

Global Imaging

From lions to the Louvre, Mac students see a lot of the world when they study abroad.

Secondhand Clothes

A semester abroad in Tanzania inspired Michelle Einstein ’14 to explore the global used-clothing industry.

Kids Books, Bolivian Style

Kyle Coombs ’14 spent his study abroad semester compiling a trilingual children’s book.

Studying Science in Norway

Charlotte Martinkus ’14 was delighted to find a program that allowed her to study in Europe while pursuing a physics degree.

Nepalese Sojourn

Tibetan and Himalayan People program is life changing for Macalester junior.

Innocents Abroad

Notes from South Africa

Lucy Kane '15 writes about her experience so far on Macalester's study abroad program in South Africa.

Guatemalan Sojourn

Kate Hehre ’15 (Minneapolis) spent part of January on a Macalester-sponsored trip to Guatemala.

Herding in Mongolia

Karen Weldon '14 spent her study abroad semester in Mongolia.

Global Learning

Four students share their perspectives on study abroad.

Our Four First-Years Grow Up

On finding a fit: During the fall of her junior year Kiah, who was already majoring in American studies, took—and loved—two education classes, that led her to add Educational studies as a second major.

Health Explorers

Uganda, India, Argentina—Mac’s public health students traverse the globe for their research.

Learning from Cuba

Nadejda Orlowski ’14 found there is much to learn from this island nation.

Buddhism in India

Two Mac seniors spent the summer in Dharamsala—and met the Dalai Lama.