May Adventures
June 26, 2015
Roanoke College students traveled around the globe for numerous educational adventures in May. Catch a glimpse of some of their unique May Term course experiences, from snorkeling in Mexico and fishing in Alaska to swimming in the Milky Way in Palau and teaching children in England.
May Term 2015
Students hike in Los Gigantes, during a May Term course in Argentina, where they studied the history of the rural/urban division in Latin America.
Students hike a section of the Appalachian Trail during a May Term course that explored parts of this well-traveled trail.
Kristin Sink hangs around with a kindergarten class in England that she taught during a May Term course that studied international education.
Claire Godfrey studies sculptures at a museum in Olympia, Greece. Her May Term course studied the leisure and sport of ancient Greece, including the ancient Olympics.
Alex Difelice, Meredith Bigelow and Harrison Richards stand on the podium at the Panathenaic Stadium where the Olympics were held in 2008 in Athens. Their May Term course studied the leisure and sport of ancient Greece.
Linnea Kremer and Xiaoyu Lu in front of the city Jericho wearing Arab hats that they bought. Their May Term course in Israel was an on-the-ground introduction to the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Jaina Lanum stands in front of the Sea of Galilee at Tabgha. Her May Term course in Israel was an on-the-ground introduction to the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Roanoke professor, Dr. Darwin Jorgensen, points out a sea creature to Alice Keith while snorkeling in the Sea of Cortez in Mexico during a May Term course studying tropical marine biology.
Ashley Barnes and Amy Connor journal while on the Pacific coast in Todos Santos, Mexico, during a May Term course studying tropical marine biology.
Griffin Pivarunas uses the power saw in Pocupine, South Dakota. His May Term course trip studied poverty in the United States and included a week of volunteer work with the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Chelsea Hutton takes a selfie at the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Her May Term course trip studied poverty in the United States and included a week of volunteer work with the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Andrew Dittmar checks out the view of the Goreme Valley in Cappadocia, Turkey. His May Term course explored Anatolian culture and identity throughout time.
Blake Allen jumps into the Milky Way in Palau with other students, all covered in mineral rich mud. For this May Term course, students did community research to seek to improve Palauan nutrition and food security.