Postcards from Abroad

Allie Kandel, Aaron Levine, Hannah Zieve, and Abbey Flynn (all class of 2014) met up in Paris for a weekend of macaroons, crepes, and good company.

Greetings from Edinburgh! This picture was taken from the top of Arthur’s Seat, the largest hill in Edinburgh. The hill was formed from an extinct volcano, and offers a gorgeous panoramic view of the city. The large grassy area at the top of the photo is The Meadows, a giant park in the middle of the city. It’s a great place to go jogging, walk your dog, or play football (I’ve avoided calling it “soccer” in order to prevent any international conflicts from arising). This was during my second weekend in Edinburgh, so the sun can still be seen before it migrates south for the fall and winter. It was also extremely windy at the top, something I’m trying really hard to hide in this picture. I recommend a good cup of cocoa after finishing this very accessible climb!

Me in the salt flats (Las Salinas Grandes) in Jujuy Province, Argentina.

Nathan Becker ’14 sends greetings from Jerusalem where he is studying at Hebrew University – Rothberg International School.

A view of the landscape from Tilcara, Jujuy, Argentina. I’m studying in Mendoza and traveled through the north, learning about the Andean culture…folklore music, the Quechua language, and their immense respect for the Pachamama, mother earth. Every day we hiked through different parts of La Quebrada de la Humahuaca, a huge area of the region with mountains of all colors where each layer corresponds to a different geological era. A life changing adventure!!!

The beautiful Peninsula Valdes in the coastal northern corner of Patagonia, is most famous for the giant Southern Right Whale colony that breeds there every year, but is full of different kinds of wild life. It is all spectacular but I was most delighted by the Magellanic Penguins.

Mont Sainte-Victoire, often known as as Cézanne’s mountain, sits right outside of Aix-en-Provence where I am living and studying for the semester. I hiked up the mountain with some of my friends from the Wellesley-in-Aix program and the entire time we felt like we were walking through a Cézanne painting!

Hello, Haverford! Just wanted to send you a picture of Claire and me, in front of the Leuven Old City Hall– about a two minute’s walk from where we live, directly in the center of town! We’re having just a great time here– we were really enjoying things around here, and thought we’d share.

Kelsey Ryan, my new roommate and me in front to the Royal Palace in Brussels. We are studying at Katholieke Universiteit in Lueven, Belgium for Fall semester!

Postcard in the sand! Claire Fitzgerald ’14 sends greetings from one of the beaches nearest the Cave Hill Campus at University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados.