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May 12 2023

Today started off slow with a morning of rest while listening to students show up to their last day of school. A cute graduation sign in the grass by the basketball court along with kids and teachers alike, helped to...

May 12 2023

Our day started with gathering around the pavilion near the basketball courts greeted by Antonio R. Zayas, who is the director of La Academia Menonita Betania. We all separated off into our designated groups determined by different grade levels we...

May 12 2023

by Kendyl Silveus – 2nd year Film Production Major Our trip to Japan has not been identical to what I expected.  By no means does this indicate that the trip has been negative. Rather, I have been very pleased with...

May 12 2023

First day of school! May 3! Randy, Amy, and Doug get on the bus! Solomia hit the airport from a different direction, but we assure you she looked amazing! Will these folks look this cute by the end of the...

May 11 2023

The day started late for us (8:30am), and we piled into our Goshen College bus. After a quick stop at our station for some gear, we drove just around the corner to the Keys Marine Lab (KML). It is a...

May 11 2023

Today was another day of working on research projects and lectures. We had a short taxonomy quiz in the morning and then went early to the boat, and made the half hour trip to Old Dan Bank. On the boat...

May 11 2023

Our Tuesday started with a lecture on positive interactions between marine organisms, and taxonomy lectures on Phylum Mollusca (chitons, mussels, oysters, snails, octopus, squid, etc.) and Phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, coral, sea anemones, etc.). The water was a bit choppy so...

May 11 2023

Monday night, around 7:00pm (2:00pm Eastern Time, the time difference is still mind-blowing), our full group gathered at the National Theatre to see Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel. I was particularly excited about seeing this play as a part of our...

May 11 2023

by Jeremiah Sherrill – December 2022 Graduate Today marks our first full week at ARI (Asian Rural Institute), but it feels like we’ve been here much longer. We’ve already become integrated into daily life here by doing various chores, farm...

May 10 2023

After an impressive and educational week in old San Juan, today was the big travel day to Aibonito. Various locals from San Juan informed the students in advance that a whole new experience would be waiting for them.  We started...

May 09 2023

We did not arrive in Red Lake with a lot of collective construction skills or experience (not including Dale). Despite this fact, in the past 48 hours, our group has laid flooring, primed and painted walls, cut trim, installed toilets,...

May 09 2023

Monday was a busy day for us as we began our research project proposals. The Marine Biology majors worked on their personal research projects stemming from Junior Seminar while the rest of us thought of new projects that related to...

May 09 2023

by Kyle Hufford – Associate Professor of Communication After yesterday I got to thinking about how Asian Rural Institute (ARI) perfectly embodies Goshen College’s values when it comes to study and service. For those who are not as familiar, Goshen...

May 09 2023

After taking advantage of an exploration day on Sunday, we started off Monday morning by meeting a Goshen College alumni, Hermann Bauer. Our group learned that he had lived most of his life in Aibonito, Puerto Rico (which we will...

May 09 2023

FiveCore Media was nominated for a regional Emmy award for its production of “Vital Passage: A Holocaust Rescue Story.”

May 09 2023

by Silas Immanuel – 2nd year from New Delhi, India The Trip to Japan has been one of the craziest opportunities that I have gotten at Goshen college thus far. Never had I imagined that I would be writing a...

May 08 2023

On our first full day in London, Thursday, we embarked on a city tour. In two groups, we familiarized ourselves with public transit, places we will visit later in class, and some famous landmarks. On all of our stops we...

May 08 2023

Finally, we made it! We have waited for a much-needed break from our busy days. We started our day attending Layton Community Baptist Church. Goshen College has been attending this church for about forty years tracing back to when Professor...

May 08 2023

On Saturday, we started our day at 8 am with a lesson on mangroves and sponges. We learned that there are 3 types of mangroves in Florida, the red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), black mangroves (Avicennia germinans), and white mangroves (Laguncularia...

May 08 2023

Friday started with a lesson on the creatures that fall under the Phylum Porifera (sponges) and Arthropoda (sea spiders, crabs, shrimp, etc), as well as some discussion regarding plankton and other life in the epipelagic. All of this information was...

May 07 2023

A new group of students has landed in Ecuador, just south of the Equator.  Students often debate amongst themselves just what it means to “go on SST”.  In the lore of SST, there are stories of physical hardship, living far...

May 07 2023

We headed towards Minnesota and the sovereign nation of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe, on Friday, May 5th, in anticipation of our two week service stint with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS).  After a long day of driving, we spent...

May 06 2023

Puerto Rico (PR) SST 2023 started with a long day at the airport — 23 of us sitting and waiting anxiously for the plane to start boarding. I, for one, was growing impatient and just wanted to go home and...

May 06 2023

by Kendyl Silveus – Sophomore Film Major from Warsaw, IN As a Goshen film major, I have had access to many opportunities and learning experiences. One prime example has been my time in Japan. During this time, I have continued...