Berkley Center

Sarah Baron (SFS'20) realizes the privilege she's had as a Jewish, bisexual woman who found comfort in both the Jewish and LGBTQI communities in the United States, because now while studying abroad in Amman, Jordan she can no longer rely on either of those identities for comfort and community.

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Taylor Davis (NHS'20) describes learning a lesson in adaptation after deciding to remain reasonably engaged with current affairs back home in the United States, but also to prioritize learning about South African politics and social change as they undergo an important election year.

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Maya James (C'20) reviews the different ways she's experienced hospitality while studying abroad in Israel and the way those generous gestures offer a glimpse of the wide range of folks that live in Israel, including Israel’s overlooked minorities.