Africa Travel Experiences

Here you will find student experiences of traveling in Africa. If you are a student considering studying abroad, these stories will surely inspire you.

Student Experiences of Travel in Africa

September 12, 2022

Reflections from Swahili Study Abroad Program 2022

Written by Interdisciplinary Studies/International Affairs student, Alexa Baker

Category: News, Alumni-Faculty-Student Highlights, Student Highlights, African Languages, Swahili, Swahili Fulbright GPA, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

May 21, 2021

The Language of Diplomacy

For senior Ashley Tousana, learning languages is the first step to building foreign relations.

Category: Announcement, News, Alumni-Faculty-Student Highlights, Student Highlights, Achievement, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

December 9, 2019

Mary Kamau on the Swahili Summer Abroad Program

See a video of student, Mary Kamau, sharing her experiences from the Howard University Swahili Summer Abroad (HUSSA)

Category: FLAS, African Languages, Swahili, HUSSA, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

October 16, 2018

Experiences from the Amharic Study Abroad Program

FLAS Fellows share their experiences from Ethiopia during the Amharic Study Abroad Program of Summer 2018.

Category: FLAS, African Languages, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

September 20, 2016

Ngozi's Jordan Blog

Check out this exciting blog "Onyx and Sand" by Ngozi Burrell

Category: FLAS, African Languages, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

September 14, 2016

Kimberly Monroe's FLAS Fellowship in Tanzania

Visiting Tanzania was an amazing experience.

Category: FLAS, African Languages, Swahili, HUSSA, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

EXPERIENCES OF CAORC FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS PARTICIPANTS

August 7, 2020

Finding the Musical Connections between West Africa and Latin America

BY Verny Varela IIn this essay, Verny Varela, a Spanish instructor at Howard University and a 2

Category: Blog, CAORC

May 19, 2020

Trans-Atlantic Memories: Senegal’s Hip-Hop Griots and the Black Radical Tradition

By Kimberly Monroe In this essay, Kimberly Monroe, assistant professor of global affairs at Tri

Category: CAORC, Africa Travel Experiences

May 1, 2020

Senegal’s Diversity Is Its Way of Life—and Its Future

By Hoa Nguyen In this essay, Hoa Nguyen, professor of economics at Montgomery College in Maryla

Category: CAORC, Africa Travel Experiences

May 24, 2019

Pluralities of Faith: Experiencing the Distinctive Islam of West Africa

By Sobia Saleem In this essay, Sobia Saleem, a 2019 participant in CA

Category: CAORC, Africa Travel Experiences

December 4, 2018

The World We Don’t Know—Reflections on the Importance of Global Education

By Ellen Olmstead and Cinder Cooper Barnes In this essay, Ellen Olmstead and Cinder Cooper Barn

Category: CAORC, Africa Travel Experiences

September 19, 2018

Race, Gender, and Power: Encountering the Signares of Senegal

By Cinder Cooper Barnes In this essay, Cinder Cooper Barnes, Professor of English at Montgomery

Category: CAORC, Africa Travel Experiences