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Breaking for history
An update from Vanessa, a junior majoring in biology and anthropology. She is participating in Alternative Spring Breaks in Atlanta, where students are working with organizations that serve veterans...
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Exploring South America
By: Maura C. Bellmio, MBA ’13 The first leg of our South American tour has been very exciting. Although the 10 hour flight to Sao Paulo Brazil was exhausting (and I think most of us didn´t sleep much),...
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By: Stephanie Montgomery DFW->ORD->PVG… The adventure begins. Before the sun rose this morning 35 of us, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in our bright blue SMU Cox AA GLP polos, made our way to DFW...
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Empowering communities in Rio de Janeiro
My first month in Rio de Janeiro is coming to an end, and what an eventful month it’s been! The energy throughout the nation is at a heightened state as preparations for the World Cup and Olympics are...
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Teaching kindergarten in Cuzco
In the Andes mountains before a morning horseback ride on a day off from work. As I sit in bed wearing three pairs of socks, fleece pajama pants, two jackets, and a hat, I’m debating how I want to...
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SMU Global Leadership Program: Asia A Japan & China – Day 1
An update from Sam Puri, who is participating in the Global Leadership Program in Japan and China: It’s been an absolutely crazy year at SMU. I still can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. It...
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Helping build community in Austin
The SMU Alternative Breaks group in Austin finished up Day One at the Blackland Community Development Corporation: Photo by SMU Alternative Breaks Photo by SMU Alternative Breaks Photo by SMU...
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Los Señores at Ascate
I have loved my time in Costa Rica and in Ascate, the community center for senior citizens, especially. Before arriving I did not know what to expect from working with an older population. I was not...
View ArticleA Lil Introduction
Fitting in can be difficult at SMU because it is somewhat of a bastion of white, southern conservatism; however, I will forever appreciate the fact that this school has offered me incredible...
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Stuck in Santa Cruz
The morning I arrived in Santa Cruz, Bolivia I was told that a strike had just started and that there was no way for me to leave the city. Several truck drivers were protesting against the poor...
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