Berkley Center

Leah Kanzer (SFS'20) learns about the impact of Venezuelan migrants on neighboring countries like Ecuador, where she is studying abroad. Just like the United States, Ecuador is struggling with a national conversation about identity, patriotism, and the country’s willingness to welcome migrants.

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.