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- Identifier
- wwu:37541
- Title
- Home - The Azores, Portugal
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- I knew that when I decided to study abroad in Portugal that a trip to the Azores would be obligatory, as my great-grandparents left these islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean nearly a century ago. I was hit hard by emotions as I stepped off the plane. I was where my ancestors had lived, where they had laughed, where they had loved. I was walking in the same fields they had played in and were buried in. A place that should have seemed unfamiliar was the opposite of that; I was home.
- Digital Collection
- Education Abroad, info:fedora/wwu:featured
- Type of resource
- still image
- Object custodian
- Education Abroad
- Virtual collection
- Photo Contests
- Virtual collection link
- 587
- Identifier
- wwu:37523
- Title
- Pico - Ponta do Pico, Portugal
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Climbing Pico, Portugal's highest peak at over 7,700 feet, wasn't easy. What was easy was appreciating the boundless views provided from the summit. The azure waters of the Atlantic surrounded me, and I knew there would just never quite be another view like this.
- Digital Collection
- Education Abroad
- Type of resource
- still image
- Object custodian
- Education Abroad
- Virtual collection
- Photo Contests
- Virtual collection link
- 587
- Identifier
- wwu:37588
- Title
- Everything Happens for a Reason - Paris, France
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- This photo was taken when we were on a boat tour along the river through Paris to sight see with my program. As we were passing under bridges and the brick walls along the river, I spotted this spray painted on a wall. "Everything happens for a reason" has always been a motto that I lived by and that was instilled in me from my dad. It's a phrase that reminds me there is something to learn from every situation and to be present in what is happening, right now. When we were on the boat tour and happened to pass this spray painted on a random wall, I was hit with a wave of emotion. Seeing this quote was a reminder to me that my experience abroad is pushing my comfort zone and pushing me further than I thought I could go for a reason. There is truly something new to learn everyday and growth comes from hard times. It was a reminder that I have this opportunity for a reason and to make the most of it.
- Digital Collection
- Education Abroad
- Type of resource
- still image
- Object custodian
- Education Abroad
- Virtual collection
- Photo Contests
- Virtual collection link
- 587