The Gallatin Global Newsletter
News, Profiles, and Reflections from Gallatin's Global Programs
Mallika Kavadi Gallatin Travel Course: “Italian Renaissance, Art, and Literature: The Culture Explosion” Florence, Summer 2017 Studying at NYU Florence this past summer was an inimitable experience. I spent a few weeks at NYU’s La Pietra campus studying Renaissance art and literature for Gallatin’s travel course, Italian Renaissance, Art, and Literature: The Culture Explosion. Apart … Continue reading Summer at La Pietra
Brennan O’Rourke Gallatin Travel Course: “Berlin: Capital of Modernity” Berlin, Summer 2017 Much of my life growing up in a city in Kansas (and I use the word “city” lightly) has been spent hiding my queerness. The Midwest is not the most welcoming of places to queer people, especially when it comes to challenging gender … Continue reading Learning Queerness is Okay in Berlin
When you look at a map of the newly inaugurated Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, it looks relatively straightforward: from Point A to Point B. From Sebeta, a suburb on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, to the Port of Doraleh, a newly built port in Djibouti along the Red Sea’s important maritime shipping route. But the relationships … Continue reading Grace Easterly, Africa House Fellowship, Ethiopia
The train departs from the station at five in the morning, after the merchandise, suitcases, covert bags of khat, and plastic gas cylinders have been loaded on to fill the overhead compartments, under the seats, and in the spaces between the aisles. More than 100 years old, with graffiti in Amharic, English, French and Somali … Continue reading Grace Easterly, Africa House Fellowship, Ethiopia
During my third weekend at NYU Shanghai, my peers and I traveled to Beijing to learn more about China’s political center: Beijing. The city was hot and humid: a strange combination in Beijing’s near-desert climate. My classmates and I were quick to take water breaks and duck into the shade during our busy touring schedule. I’d … Continue reading Bryant Payne, China Fellowship, Shanghai, China
While I’ve devoted a large portion of my time here in Shanghai to practicing my Mandarin and doing homework for Intermediate Chinese II, the most interesting and fulfilling bits of knowledge I’ve gained on my trip have come from my other NYU Shanghai course: US-China Relations. My Gallatin Concentration, like any other student’s, is an ever-changing concept. … Continue reading Bryant Payne, China Fellowship, Shanghai, China
Amy Ni Gallatin Travel Course: “Berlin: Capital of Modernity” Berlin, Summer 2017 Berlin ranks among Europe’s most culturally diverse cities. During my month-long stay in the German capital, I was able to learn about its tumultuous political history and get a taste of the growing multiculturalism that has become both an attraction and a source … Continue reading Berlin: Multiculturalism through Food
My concentration in Gallatin is entrepreneurship and cross cultural communication between China and the U.S. Born in Shanghai and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, my passions lie in building cultural bridges, promoting positive community and driving economic growth between China and the U.S. NYU Shanghai is the place to practice my passion into … Continue reading Qing Ma-Gallatin China Fellowship: China’s Transformation from Socialism to Capitalism: Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics
When people heard that I was going to study abroad in China, they joked: “Oh you are going to study at home.” I laughed with them. But I knew in my heart that my experience in China would be more than “living at home” because I have not been living in this country for more … Continue reading Qing Ma-Gallatin China Fellowship-2017: China, Its People, and Metro Stations: Order in Disorder