Berkley Center

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Rachel Angle (C'20) describes finding out about the attack on Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and realizing that despite being Jewish, Israel - where she is studying abroad - does not yet feel like a home where she can find solace.

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Zeke Gutierrez (SFS'19) finds himself questioning what it means to be a part of one united nation and the cultural implications it carries after learning about the distinct linguistic and provincial autonomy of Spanish regions amid calls for Catalonian secession.

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Maya James (C'20) describes celebrating the Jewish High Holidays as a Christian studying abroad in Israel and realizing how Israel’s public holidays foster a sense of co-dependence among those of different faiths.