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...
[caption id="attachment_4277" align="alignnone" width="960"] The whole travel group for the trip to Burma/Myanmar with Letyar.[/caption] After a long but very comfortable (and fancy!) flight, the UF Travel Group finally arrived in Yangon, Myanmar! We took taxis from the airport, and a few things hit us straight...
Sadly, it’s time for our last day here in Israel and Jerusalem. So far we have had the privilege to meet with a wide range of people, representatives, organisations and companies. Today is no different. After breakfast at the hostel here in Jerusalem we had...
After the eventful day in Hebron, most of us were left with a lot of questions. Fortunately for us, Tuesday meant three different meetings who we hoped could provide us with answers. [caption id="attachment_3962" align="alignnone" width="978"] Andrea and Karin.[/caption] The first meeting of the day was at...
On Monday the group travelled to Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank. Given it’s history of conflict, it is often said that the city serves as a thermometer for the state of Israeli-Palestinian relations as a whole - “If it’s calm in Hebron,...