Hello! Today was our last day in DC. We allowed ourselves to sleep in a little bit longer than usual, and after a slow breakfast most of us had a cheerful walk to Dupont Circle. We found a cozy combined bookstore and café, the perfect place...
Hello everyone! Thursday started off with a guided tour of Capitol Hill. We met Carl Dalerstedt, a congressional intern for Congressman Randy Hultgren, at the Rayburn Building – across the street from the Capitol Building. Randy is a big fan of Sweden, which you could clearly...
Hi! On Wednesday morning we arose with the sun, jumped into our Ubers (feeling very busy and important) and rode all the way to Georgetown and Georgetown University. When we arrived we were stunned by the Gothic architecture of Healy Hall and the University, which made...
Hello again! On Tuesday morning the travel group woke up bright and early and immediately climbed into our best formal attire. Because right after breakfast we were headed to The World Bank, where we met with Anna von Wachenfelt, Sara Gustafsson and Anna Frick, three Swedish...
Hey y'all! Today has been crammed with fun and interesting meetings and activities. Late yesterday night (after having a beer or two while playing the meme version of cards against humanities that James bought - so fun) we decided that we wanted to get up early...
Hello everyone! Welcome to the UF travel blog of Fall semester 2017. Here we will update everyone on both our cultural and political adventures in Washington D.C. The travel group is made up of me, Valentina the travel coordinator, Emmie the travel assistant and, 14 other...
Mingalabar everyone, this was our last day in Yangon before going to Bagan. After many meetings, this days meeting will be our last on this trip. Many interesting conversations combined with the heat and too much fried rice had made us quite tired, but we...
Hello everyone! So the fourth day in Myanmar and we were still having a great time! We only had one booked meeting, so that meant a free morning! The group split up as some people slept in and some took the time to catch up with...
The day started with a visit to the UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees. We had booked a meeting with Andrew Dusek at 10 am in the morning and the staff of UNHCR provided drinks and sweets to our content surprise. Andrew, the Associate...
The second day started off no cooler than the first. With a high of 40 degrees, we were glad we could eat our breakfast on the air-conditioned top-floor of our hostel. After a good night’s sleep, we were eager to get out and learn more...