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  • Don’t Talk About Haiti

    Don’t Talk About Haiti

    On October 4, 2016, approximately one thousand civilians of the first independent, black nation in the Western Hemisphere died. On October 4, 2016, the first post-colonial independent, black-led nation in Read more

  • From the Dominican Republic…With Love

    From the Dominican Republic…With Love

    It’s been a little over a month since the end of my study abroad program in the Dominican Republic, and after an amazing experience of a lifetime, I have returned Read more

  • Shana’s Travel Diaries: Cuba

    Shana’s Travel Diaries: Cuba

    Cuba…has stolen my heart. My weeklong adventure in my greatly anticipated trip to the island has come and gone and I’m left with a passport stamp, tan lines and souvenirs Read more

  • Sak Pase Haiti!

    Sak Pase Haiti!

    This past weekend, I had the opportunity to travel across the border to Haiti! Thanks to Atlas Travelers and two amazing tour guides, Jenny and Lesly, my short but pleasant Read more

  • Shana’s Dominican Diaries: Samaná

    Shana’s Dominican Diaries: Samaná

    This weekend, my program members and I took what will be our last weekend excursion together for the rest of the semester and with finals just around the corner, our Read more

  • Shana’s Dominican Diaries: Las Hermanas Mirabal

    Shana’s Dominican Diaries: Las Hermanas Mirabal

    “Here’s to great women; may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” As many of us know, March is Women’s History Month! On the eighth, we Read more