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July 21, 2026
Today we took a hike through one of the rainforests at the Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation (ITEC). We learned all about plants and animals in the area. Read More
June 19, 2019
Our Panama journey started on June 6th at O’Hare airport. At 6:30 in the morning, we all arrived ready to start our adventure. Read More
June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019, the last full day we spent in Panama. It was a rough morning, having to be ready for the day at 6:45am sharp. We grabbed breakfast around the corner at a place called Tantalo. Read More
June 14, 2019
On our 5th day, and after our first night at the ITEC field station, we began the day with an essential lecture that served as a great segway into the theme of the day on the environmental issues in Bocas del Toro; specifically waste distribution. Read More
June 13, 2019
Today was a day that I felt truly opened everyone's eyes on the everyday lives for most of Panama's population. We spent a large part of our day at a chocolate farm led by a Panamanian indigenous tribe. Read More
June 09, 2019
Today the Naso people number about 3,800 and live on the forested banks of the Teribe River, subsisting on agriculture. Another few hundred live across the border in Costa Rica. Read More
December 18, 2018
If someone a year ago would have told me that I would be in Southern Spain studying at the University of Seville while traveling the rest of Spain and much of Europe on the weekends, I would not have believed them. Having the opportunity to study abroad with Harper’s Honors program this past spring break to Nicaragua solidified my desire to study abroad for a semester. Read More
March 19, 2016
The following posts were composed by Harper College Honors students participating in a study abroad program with Prof. Mukila Maitha of the Geography Department. Read More
July 10, 2014
This day took most of us into the Virunga Mountains, a chain of Western Rift Valley volcanoes that straddle the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for a first-hand experience with the critically endangered mountain gorillas. Considered a biodiversity hotspot, portions of the Virungas are protected by contiguous trans-frontier parks in Rwanda (Volcanoes National Park), DRC (Virunga National Park), and Uganda (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park). Read More