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The Stories We Live By | Academic Travel Vlog - Part 2

ndre — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:39:29 +0000

The Stories We Live By | Academic Travel Vlog - Part 2

December 14, 2022

ndre Wed, 12/14/2022 - 17:39

Sofia Chiusano '26

Finals are finally over, the campus already feels so empty as most students have traveled home for the Winter holidays. With all the fun and adventures from this last semester, it's hard to believe that it's once again the end of the year!

To keep our thoughts alive, let's enjoy a memory of one of the most memorable moments of every semester here at ��ӰԺ: Academic Travel!

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The Stories We Live By | Academic Travel Vlog - Part 1

adriana — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:58:23 +0000

The Stories We Live By | Academic Travel Vlog - Part 1

October 14, 2022

adriana Fri, 10/14/2022 - 14:58

Sofia Chiusano '26

Do you remember your first time embarking on Academic Travel? The curiosity, the excitement, the anticipation?

Listen to freshman Sofia Chiusano '26 as she describes her expectations, and interviews classmates before experiencing their first-ever Academic Travel at Franklin, the Fall'22 AT course CLCS 100T The Stories We Live By.

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FUS Academic Travel! Spring 2021

ar — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:57:36 +0000

FUS Academic Travel! Spring 2021

April 17, 2021

ar Sat, 04/23/2022 - 16:57

Lara Decastecker '23

FUS continues its promise of giving students an Academic Travel experience with the Spring 2021 session, where students are still able to learn and explore in different parts of Switzerland! I was able
to summarize a handful of the travels through the responses from a few of my peers. Here are their stories in their own words.

Interviewee #1: Arpi Khachatryan is planning on getting a double major in History and CLCS and minoring in Film Studies and Applied Mathematics.

What is your Academic Travel Course, and where did you go?

CLCS230T: Science fiction and film. (She went to St. Moritz, Switzerland!)

Describe your course in 1 sentence.

Exploration of sci-fi literature, films, and theory through the lenses of cultural studies.

What was your favorite moment/activity over travel?

All of it! Cause we were making films ourselves.

What was the best food you ate?

I'm not sure about the name but it was some sort of a salad with cool sauce. (very fair)

Interviewee #2: Spencer Landry plans on majoring in Political Science with Minors in Germanic Studies, Italian Studies, Legal Studies, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, and History.

What is your Academic Travel Course, and where did you go?

This past semester I was in POL 281T Politics of Sustainability and Development with Professor Zanecchia. For the travel aspect of the course, we went to Zermatt!

Describe your course in 1 sentence.

The course was an amazing hands-on experience to learn about current sustainability practices in Switzerland.

What was your favorite moment/activity over travel?

I think the best part of travel was going on a solo hike to Schwarzsee one day. The hike offered some amazing views of the Matterhorn and a wonderful viewing point to see the city of Zermatt below.

What was the best food you ate?

I think the best meal I had on travel was at Chez Vrony in the small village of Findeln. It was a locally sourced burger, gourmet herbal coated fries, and an ice-cold beer. It hit the spot and fueled me to keep hiking for the rest of the day!

Interviewee #3: Daniella Perezchica is double majoring in International Relations and Environment with an emphasis in Science

What is your Academic Travel Course, and where did you go?

Art History with professor Gee. It was called Harbor and Port Cities or AHT 218.

Describe your course in 1 sentence.

Lots of art!

What was your favorite moment/activity over travel?

I loved going to all the museums and hanging out with new people.

What was the best food you ate?

Food on travel was not that good because we had to eat at the hotel. But I had Holy Cow (a gourmet burger company!) which was AMAZING.

Interviewee #4: Nick Tsiapkalo is majoring in Business of Creative Enterprises at Emerson College. He is currently a semester study abroad here at FUS.

What is your Academic Travel Course, and where did you go?

STA240T --> Geneva.

Describe your course in 1 sentence.

A course full of vivid individuals with a shared passion for art.

What was your favorite moment/activity over travel?

Forging my own metal ring.

What was the best food you ate?

Ossobuco (a specialty of Lombard cuisine of cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine and broth. It is often garnished with gremolata and traditionally served with either risotto alla milanese or polenta, depending on the regional variation.)

Interviewee #5: Sana Tajangi is majoring in International Management with an Emphasis in Marketing.

(Some photos taken of the architecture she saw on travel!)

What is your Academic Travel Course, and where did you go?

CLCS 220T, we went to Zurich, Basel, Bern, and Luzern but we stayed in Zurich in general.

Describe your course in 1 sentence.

Memorable.

What was your favorite moment/activity over travel?

The first day we hung out in the lounge of the hotel and our professor helped us get to know each other better by mingling.

What was the best food you ate?

Chicken Pad Thai!

And that’s a wrap!

For more articles about Academic Travel here at FUS, I’d like to redirect you to the previous writer’s posts! These include Academic Travel Stories! Fall 2021, FUS Academic Travel: The Joys of Yesterday, and My Favorite Memories at FUS: Academic Travel Adventures.

To our next meet-up via the web!

Ci vediamo presto!

(We will see each other soon),

Lara

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Marketing for Movies Academic Travel Vlog Part 2

adriana — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:37:01 +0000

Marketing for Movies Academic Travel Vlog Part 2

May 5, 2022

adriana Thu, 04/21/2022 - 13:37

Antonia Magallanes Sachot '25

Follow freshman Antonia Magallanes Sachot '25 on her recent Spring ’22 Academic Travel to Rome with the BUS 236T Marketing for Movies course.

See part 1 in Bologna here.

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Academic Travel Packing List!

ar — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:22:05 +0000

Academic Travel Packing List!

October 24, 2020

ar Mon, 04/04/2022 - 12:22

Asa Yangsirirsuk '21.5

"I have learnt that I am incapable of packing the right amount of clothing, probably because I start 10 minutes before I'm supposed to leave, and that I truly hate airports" -Marcus Alexander Brigstocke, English Comedian, Actor, and Satirist.

Welcome back or welcome to Adventures at Franklin! Academic Travel is right around the corner folks! This will be my 7th and final travel, and I am very much looking forward to it. If you're interested in some of favorite memories from my previous 6 travels, then check out last week's post here!

Academic Travel is one of the most exciting and fun times at FUS, but before we are ready to leave, we must have everything we might need. Here is my list of essentials to bring on Academic Travel!

1. Clothes. Enough clothes to last however long your travel period is. The right type of clothing for the weather you will experience. I also like to bring a bag so I can put my clothes in if they get dirty.

2. Toiletries. Some places you stay at may have toiletries like toothbrush, toothpaste, towels, shampoo, conditioner, razors, shaving cream etc. but they may also not. Better safe than sorry!

3. School items. These items can include a laptop, notebook, pens/pencils.

4. Phone/chargers. I have forgotten my charger a few times recently, so do not forget yours!

5. ID cards/passports/insurance cards. Pretty essential item in the travel itinerary.

6. Water bottle. We need water to live, enough said.

7. Snacks. Not an essential item, but snacks are great to have to calm a rumbling stomach.

8. Mask and hand sanitizer. We are in a pandemic, hygiene is extremely important!

9. Travel pillow. This is a nice thing to have during flights, bus rides, or train rides. I have also slept at a few hotels with not the best pillows, so a travel pillow is great to have.

10. Money. Your professor will usually give you some money as well, but it is also important to have some spare cash or your credit/debit card(s) too!

That's all folks. Enjoy your travels!

A presto,

Asa

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Marketing for Movies Academic Travel Vlog Part 1

ndre — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:05:19 +0000

Marketing for Movies Academic Travel Vlog Part 1

March 25, 2022

ndre Fri, 03/25/2022 - 16:05

Antonia Magallanes Sachot '25

Follow freshman Antonia Magallanes Sachot '25 on her recent Spring ’22 Academic Travel to Bologna with the BUS 236T Marketing for Movies course.

See part 2 in Rome here.

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