Our final day in Morocco is at an end; we began the day by checking out of our hotel in Marrakech and busing to Casablanca. After our 3 hour trek northwest, we arrived at the largest mall in Morocco, aptly named Morocco Mall. Everyone was content with a change in food for lunch, as...
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Asian Culture: Service Day in Philly’s Chinatown
After yesterday’s trip to New York’s famous Chinatown, the Asian Cultures Intensive Learning group journeyed just across the river to Philadelphia’s own Chinatown to continue our study of East Asian culture. Since Philadelphia is so much of a closer trip than New York, we had time to begin our day with an in-class discussion...
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Chinatown in New York — Asian Culture Day Four!
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...
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Our Dominican Safari
We began our day At 7 and getting ready fot a 7:30 breakfast. We ate breakfast all together at several different tables. The breakfast was a buffet. There were eggs, croissants, cereal, and bacon. After our stomachs were full we started on our safari! We began the journey by visiting the sugarcane fields. The...
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Finding Inspiration at the BAPS Mandir
Today we visited the BAPS Mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey. BAPS is a Hindu religious, humanitarian, cultural, and peace-oriented organization that focuses on humanitarian causes, spirituality, and building strong character. The Mandir, which is a Hindu place of worship, was started in 2005 and will not be finished until 2020. There are 5 different buildings that...
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Let’s Sew for Babies, Day 2: Rain Drop, Drop Top, We Cooked Tomato Soup in a Crock Pot!
Today was our second day of sewing for babies. We kicked the day off with watching a video about the organization to which we are donating the clothes. After this inspirational video, we returned to the Greenleaf to continue our projects. After a couple of hours, we enjoyed a delicious snack which consisted of...
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Asian Culture Day Two: Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy
Today the Asian culture group visited the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy in Philadelphia. We were first given a quick overview about his group and what Islam is all about. The pastor told us his story about how he crossed over from Christianity to Islam and how he thought they were similar but Islam felt more...
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Trek Across Morocco
Journey through Morocco Day 5: Salaam alaykum/Bonjour de Morocco! Today was the long haul drive. At first, we took a quick detour to retrieve Mrs. Smith’s long-lost bag from the Fes airport. Mrs. Smith’s elation was enough to sustain the group morale for the whole day. We drove through the Atlas Mountains, during which...
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Rabat, Meknès, and Volubilis en Route to Fes
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...
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Morocco Day One: Touring Casablanca
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 readingWrapping Up a Busy Week With Studies of East Asia
We are going out again on the fifth day! The first place to go will be the University of Pennsylvania East Asian Civilization Dept. We listened to three speakers talk about Chinese poems, Study of Japan, and Asian Buddhism. After that, we went to a Japanese Tea House, which has authentic Japanese style architecture,...
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Málaga: A Tasty and Picturesque Finish to a Beautiful Trip
Today we went to the Ave Marie School in Málaga. We were shown around the school and saw the kindergarten and the fourth grade students. Our choir members sayng Siyahamba for the fourth grade students. After that we were shown the electronics teacher and the car shop teacher. We were explained how these work in Spain...
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Asian Culture: Kung Fu and Drumming in Chinatown
~ Yesterday we learned about Kung Fu, drumming, and traditional dragon dancing ~ We finally enjoyed a nice meal at Sakuza, a Chinese restaurant! ~ Quote of the Day- “I’m learning so much.”-Julia ~ “Raw chicken, raw experience.”- Anonymous Source Today we’re going to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to learn about Korean culture. We...
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San Francisco: Burgers, Bridges, and Bubba Gump’s
Monday our journey began when we woke up at 3:30 AM to get to school by 4:30 AM. After our six hour flight we met up with Lance, our tour guide, and Calvin, our bus driver. From there we went to the much desired In-N-Out Burger for lunch. We then went over the Golden...
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Day One in China(town)
Last Thursday, we began to discuss what we will be doing this week. Each day we will be learning about a different area in Asia. First, today we will go to Chinatown to learn about Chinese culture. Tomorrow, we will visit an art museum to learn about Korean art. On Wednesday we will visit an Indian temple....
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