Reflections Magazine Issue #63 - Fall 2005

welcome master’s level students who want an internship experience. I also spoke with two Irish women who are in South Africa working toward completion of their masters in social work. The coming together of two cultures for the greater good of the human race demonstrates new beginnings in the interconnectedness of all persons. As I left Cape Town, where two oceans come together (the Indian and Atlantic), I was in awe of Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mr. Nelson Mandela and the South African people. To have visited the only street in the world that can boast of housing two Nobel Peace Prize Winners was indeed an honor and a privilege! My trip to South Africa left me with several questions: What’s happening where I live? How can I, how am I making a difference? To find these answers I know I must constantly seek truth, make peace, reverence life! Patricia McDonald, OP holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in counseling from Siena Heights University. She also earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Western Michigan University. Sister Pat is a member of the Adrian Dominican Congregation and has spoken widely throughout the United States and abroad. Perspectives in Action: Study Abroad in Mexico What does it mean to spend a semester abroad? For Nick Kaplan ‘04 it was a chance to put his Spanish language skills to the test, to experience fully the Mexican culture and, perhaps most importantly, a chance to learn about himself. Every semester, 3 to 4 SHU students have the opportunity to live with a Mexican family in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico – a city located in the middle of the country about an hour from Mexico City. In 2003, Nick was one of the students who studied in Cuernavaca. A Junior Spanish major from Adrian, Nick was eager to have the opportunity to become fully entrenched in the culture of the country and people he had studied for so long. Nick explained, “After studying Spanish at Siena I felt prepared to go to Cuernavaca. It was such a great experience,

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