Today’s blog comes from Tori Gleeson, a student from Georgia College. Read about her journey of self-discovery through moments big and small while attending LEAD Greece! My Defining Moment Before coming abroad, I looked forward to my defining moment. I anticipated this climactic instant in time when suddenly I would be a changed woman with a … Continue Reading »
Our next featured blog comes from Dalton Stubbs, a student from Georgia Southern University. Dalton is attending LEAD Cape Town and put together a great to-do list for anyone visiting Cape Town! Don’t Leave Cape Town Without… 1. Climbing Table Mountain: By any means it’s no easy hike. You will sweat, you will struggle, you … Continue Reading »
Today’s blog comes from Mackenzie Roach who is attending LEAD Greece! While the program is almost finished, her blog picks up just as we were heading to Santorini! Peace Out Athens! Thanks Athens and Glyfada for the best 2 weeks of my life (so far)!! This morning we left for Santorini, and I didn’t think … Continue Reading »
Mari Liza Almand, a student from the University of Mississippi, describes her physical and emotional journey climbing Lion’s Head, one of Cape Town’s most iconic and scenic landmarks! Lessons from Lion’s Head I gazed at the red-dirt, gently inclining path that laid in front of me, inviting me to venture on. I had hiked mountains … Continue Reading »
On every LeadAbroad program, we remind students they would not be where they are without the support of others. Peyton Heller, a student from the University of Alamaba, is attending LEAD Cape Town and received a little surprise in her suitcase when unpacking after arrival. Dear Mom Day two and slowly but surely I was … Continue Reading »
While our summer has shifted to our LEAD programs in Cape Town and Greece, let’s throwback to our DIRECT crew with this blog from Cape Town student Crystal Yabes. Crystal attends the University of Arizona and gives some insight to the powerful moments shared on the two-week DIRECT Cape Town experience. Why DIRECT Cape Town? … Continue Reading »
Today’s blog comes to you from LEAD Greece participant Martha Shiver, a student at Georgia College & State University. Read below to hear her impressions from the first couple of weeks abroad! Time and Hidden Treasures We have been in Greece for a little over a week now and in this time I know that my … Continue Reading »
Our next featured blog comes from Nelle Thomas, a student at the University of Alabama. Nelle first joined us abroad on GO Rome in 2015 and was later selected to serve as a Community Leader on her campus for the 2015-2016 school year. We are thrilled to have Nelle “LeadAgain” in Cape Town this … Continue Reading »
Sometimes it’s the smallest of detail you notice abroad that can bring the most significance. Check out today’s featured blog from Daly Witt about her experience in the Cape Town market! Bietjie Dans Koningin (Little Dancing Queen) While walking through the Green Market and observing all the local venders who eagerly attempted to sell us … Continue Reading »
Kate Leahy is our trailblazer from the University of Tulsa as the first student from her school to attend a LeadAbroad program! Read below to hear about the bonding experiences week 1 of LEAD Cape Town has provided! Things That LeadAbroad Provided That I Didn’t Expect Hey y’all! My name is Kate Leahy and I … Continue Reading »