Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Monday, March 25 We all woke up at 8:30 for a divine meal cooked by our friends at the church. We left soon after and arrived at a new church in Gibara where we would stay for the next two nights. We were greeted with a delicious lunch and amazing new dorms and hot...
Continue reading
Day 2 began with a taste test competition. Each team sent a representative to be blindfolded and taste the various ingredients, fruits, and vegetables. We then visited the India Bazaar in Voorhees. We split up into groups and took part in a store wide scavenger hunt. Each group had to find a unique item...
Continue reading
Today we took a walking tour around Athens and learned more about the history of the buildings. Our tour guide was very friendly and taught us about how the graffiti is a way for teenagers to express themselves toward the decisions adults have made regarding their country that are currently affecting them. Another interesting...
Continue reading
Today we took a tour of “The Lost Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia” given to us by Jerry. We learned about the first Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia and how it was moved around the city over time. We passed Pennsylvania Hospital and learned how it expanded and improved its technology. An interesting fact from this...
Continue reading
Our day started out with a breakfast at our wonderful hotel, The Crystal City. It was a buffet style meal, featuring croissants, Nutella, eggs, and bacon! Then we headed off to the Acropolis and learned the history behind this remarkable Greek marvel! We took lots of pictures after our well informed guided tour and...
Continue reading
We started off the morning at 8 o’clock, with a surprise drizzle. Then we all ventured off to breakfast, which was quickly followed by a bus ride down to an artisan Potter who taught us about pottery and how to create art on the wheel. Some of the group got the chance to try...
Continue reading
Today, the Asian Cultures Intensive Learning trip took our most distant trip, leaving New Jersey and nearby Philadelphia in order to explore the East Asian cultures thriving in Chinatown New York City. First, we stopped at an Art Gallery with an exhibit on Modern Japanese art. One part of the exhibit focused on the...
Continue readingOn Wednesday we traveled north to the absolutely breathtaking Lake District. Once we saw the landscape we understood why it inspired the Romantic poets and caused Pride and Prejudice‘s Lizzy Bennet to exclaim, “What are men to rocks and mountains!” We took a rainy but gorgeous hike above the village of Grasmere and visited...
Continue reading
Our day started by watching a short film on the myth of the Jersey Devil. While a little cheesy, the clip did explain the history of this myth and then we set out for the hike – Apple Pie Hill in Tabernacle. When we arrived at the trail, we first checked out the Carranza...
Continue reading
We hit the ground running today. We left the hotel and headed towards Kings Palace Gateway and took some jaw dropping photos. Then we were off to a panoramic view of Fes. We learned about the different mosques throughout the city. We also learned Fes is split up into three different sections: New City,...
Continue reading
We started off the day early with a nice breakfast in the Morocco House Hotel in Casablanca, then got right on the bus after a room check. We drove for about 1 hour while our guide spoke to us about Moroccan culture and the ethnic makeup of the country. While listening, we were admiring...
Continue reading
Salam alaikum (that means peace be with you, the formal greeting in Morocco), After a three hour bus ride to JFK, we had an uneventful security check (thank goodness) and boarded the plane for the long, seven-hour plane ride. Steven, Zach, and I had a intense competition over a plane game called Octopush and...
Continue reading
“Hot metal!” was the phrase of the day, a safety mantra to keep people out of harm’s way! We started our IL adventure at the Harriton House by learning a bit about the history of the grounds, which date to the early 1700s. We then were shown some ideas for what we could...
Continue reading
Today was our first day of adventure to the Pine Barrens. We began our journey in Batsto looking at the museum in the visitors center. Batsto was an industrial village in the Pines that centered around a blacksmithing forge and then later became known for making glass. After this we went on the four...
Continue reading