The Gallatin Global Newsletter
News, Profiles, and Reflections from Gallatin's Global Programs
Alice Hindanov China Summer Fellow 2015 Shanghai, China There is, in China, a type of build-your-own soup called málàtàng. The má flavor numbs your mouth, while là burns chili-oil hot (tàng means soup). Towards the end of my stay in Shanghai, someone would put out the call for group málàtàng nearly every day; it was one … Continue reading Shanghai Málàtàng
Alice Hindanov China Summer Fellow 2015 Shanghai, ChinaHi! My name is Alice. I’m a senior at Gallatin and will be graduating too soon. My area of study is “Entertainment Business and Visual Theory,” which focuses on how aesthetics affect and reflect societal systems, and how we can use that knowledge to create more ethical and … Continue reading China Summer 2015: Alice, Introductions
Mariah Young-Jones Africa House Fellow 2015 Ghana and Senegal “Are you obruni?” a young schoolgirl asks as I walk down a dirt path in Dixcove, Western Region, Ghana. I’m staying in the neighboring town of Busua, about a twenty minute walk away, but I’ve come here for the day to visit Fort Metal Cross. It’s … Continue reading “Are You Obruni?”
Mariah Young-Jones Africa House Fellow 2015 Ghana and Senegal Hello Internet World! My name is Mariah and I’m a rising senior at Gallatin studying Legacies of Race and Empire. When I first heard about the Africa House Fellowship, the earliest stages of my project quickly began to take shape. Fueled by a long-time fascination with … Continue reading An Introduction: Slave Forts and Castles in West Africa and Heritage Tourism