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Hannah Schultz European Union, Fall 2011

Hannah Schultz is a senior at the University of Portland. She is majoring in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism and is minoring in Political Science. In high school she participated in a German exchange program that sparked a love for German culture. She's anxious to return and learn more about the rest of Europe.

Hannah's Posts

• Ostalgie

  1/11/12 • (0)

  Now that it’s over, I can say with confidence that choosing to study abroad was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It was sometimes difficult and strange, but mostly it was an unexplainable and wonderful whirlwind.

  European Union, IES Abroad, Post-departure, Reflections

• Christmas Away

  1/10/12 • (0)

  I think that’s part of what makes Christmas so wonderful: tradition. And I didn’t realize how much it meant to me until I didn’t have it.

  Freiburg, Germany, IES Abroad, IES European Union, Post-departure, Reflections

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  Das Stimmt, Genau

  12/30/11 • (1)

  As my final post, the thing I want to share the most is the friendships I made. I’ll admit, at the beginning I was very skeptical that I’d get close to anyone in the program. But throughout our travels, our classes, and all of our spare time spent together, our group developed a bond that is like family.

  European Union, Freiburg, Germany, IES Abroad

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  Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania

  11/29/11 • (1)

  I have three weeks left in my program. We just got back from our final field study trip and I feel like the program just began.

  European Union, Freiburg, Germany, IES Abroad

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  Turkish Delight

  11/08/11 • (0)

  For Fall Break, nine friends and I went on an adventure to Istanbul. Admittedly, I knew very little about the culture or lifestyle of Turkey before this trip.

  European Union, Freiburg, Germany, IES Abroad, Istanbul

• Vaubon

  10/28/11 • (0)

  One of the three dorms students can live in in Freiburg is Vaubon. An environmentally conscious sanctuary, many students have had an interesting time adjusting to their new homes.

  European Union, Freiburg, Germany, Housing, IES Abroad, Vaubon

• Luxembourg, Brussels, and Paris

  10/25/11 • (0)

  Our second field study trip took us to three countries in six days.

  European Union, Field Trips

• A quick glimpse

  10/03/11 • (0)

  Let me just say, making a video about Freiburg is nearly impossible. After living here for almost a month, I feel the need to include shots of every single piece of the city, because I love every single part of it.

  European Union, IES Abroad Center

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  Berlin and Prague

  9/20/11 • (0)

  Life in Freiburg has been a whirlwind so far, but nothing compares to our first Field Study in Berlin and Prague. We packed so much into one week, my mind is still spinning.

  Berlin, European Union, Prague, Study Abroad

• Wanderlust

  8/24/11 • (2)

  After many years, I can finally admit that I suffer from chronic-wanderlust-syndrome. This irresistible impulse to travel has plagued me since I was a young girl, consuming my thoughts and dreams and filling me with fantasies of a life spent exploring.

  European Union, Freiburg, Germany