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Capturing the Everyday Beauty of New Zealand

Mathew Cowlin is a student at Kenyon College in Ohio who traveled across the world to study in Christchurch, New Zealand for six months. Mathew, who has cerebral palsy, found the site seamlessly accessible.

Expanding the Meaning of Home

Annie Keenon traveled to Accra, Ghana with 14 fellow University of Oregon Journalism students to fulfill internships with various media outlets and non-profit organizations. Annie, who is hard of hearing, visited several disability rights organizations and uses her blog to share her added knowledge on the state of disability rights within Ghana.

Pursuing a New Overseas Adventure in England

In England, MIUSA exchange alumnus Mickey Kay landed an internship with Motivation, an international disability and development organization. Mick has a mobility disability and uses a wheelchair to explore the sites of Bristol.

From Sensei to Student: A Blind Athlete Blogs from Japan

English teacher-turned-Judo pupil Nicholas Hoekstra reports on his training at a martial institution in Japan, where he spars with athletes from around the world.

Effecting Change Through Film

Through documentary film, Mitch St. Pierre aims to raise public awareness of conflicts around the world. The Canada native, who has osteogenesis imperfecta and uses a wheelchair, has traveled to over forty countries.

Researching Advanced Reactors: A Fulbright Experience in Switzerland

Via YouTube, Kristina Yancey discusses her Fulbright research in nuclear reactor technology, navigating Switzerland using a power wheelchair, and learning German with international students.

Blogging Middle East Studies in Egypt

Sarah Leslie, a MIUSA exchange alumna who is hard of hearing, applied to the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) to study Arabic and Islamic culture in Egypt.

No Means 'Try Harder': Blogging from Verona, Italy

Read about Anne Reuss' Italian and LIS language studies "from the other side of the world, through Deaf eyes."

Dreaming, Doing, and Blogging Outreach in Ghana

Read the day to day activities of a U.S. Paralympian who traveled to Ghana to conduct wheelchair track clinics and to bring attention to disability policy and education.

Traveling Between Worlds

Franz Knupfer is a Fulbright student alumni ambassador who works with and blogs about Nepal's vibrant deaf community. Franz is deaf and uses a hearing aid and cochlear implant to communicate, as well as sign language. He is currently studying creative writing, Nepali and Nepali Sign Language.

From Oxford to Istanbul: Studying and Traveling with a Disability

An American student from Atlanta, Georgia, Chelsey Kendig backpacked through Europe after studying at Oxford in the United Kingdom. She blogs about her many passions and about her experiences traveling with Dermatosparaxis.

Faith, Service, and Community in Israel and India

Nehama Rogozen, an American who is Deaf, studied in Jerusalem and lived on a kibbutz while abroad in Israel, then traveled to India to help build a school.

Education & Mobility in France and Turkey

Emma Verrill, who uses a wheelchair, studied in Rennes, France in college and presented about her experience during the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) conference in Istanbul, Turkey.

U.S. DeafBlind Student on her Overseas Experiences

Haben is a law student. Haben writes eloquently about her first volunteer experience abroad during her sophomore year of high school when she traveled to Mali, West Africa, to help build a school.

Wheelchair Basketball in Guatemala & Ghana and Other Adventures

Brittany writes about her overseas volunteer and study experiences.

Summer Study in Prague and Winter Break Travels in Japan

Stuart Olsen, who wears prosthetic legs, blogged and photographed his way through Japan and Czech Republic, where he traveled for short-term exchange programs.

A Goalball Paralympian Brings Home Gold

Jessie Lorenz, an athlete who is blind, and the USA Women's Goalball Team won the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Her blog leads up to the winning day.

A DeafBlind Student and His Service Dog Blog Their Ireland Experience

Jason Corning, an Information Technology Infrastructure major, participated in a three week study abroad course in Ireland accompanied by his guide dog, Spencer.

DeafBlind Traveler and Volunteer Touches the Developing World

Christine Roschaert volunteered in Nigeria for a year as part of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) organization, and has since been traveling throughout Oceania and Asia.

Alejandro Albor: Paralympian in hand cycling at Athens and Beijing

A blog chronicles the adventures of a Paralympian amputee as he traveled to Beijing to compete in hand cycling.