“I was welcomed to stand on this person’s land, in his home,” says Grace Ellrodt ’20, describing what it was like to visit, interview, and photograph an elderly Chilean farmer during her semester abroad in 2019.

For Nicole Kumbula ’21, whose program took her to four cities on four continents, studying abroad brought empowerment, the feeling that she could “proudly share where I come from, the places I had been, and where I was going.”

Such are the outcomes of study abroad — helping students realize that spending time in another culture demands gratitude and humility even as it instills pride and self-confidence.

Below are 12 images that were selected for this year’s Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition, including one that Ellrodt took of the Chilean farmer, part of her project looking at loneliness among elderly persons, and Kumbula’s photo of the small Buenos Aires eatery where she gained language skills.

(Usually mounted in Pettengill Hall and comprising dozens of photographs depicting �ֲ���ý students’ study-abroad experiences, the annual Barlow exhibition was another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Amaile, Samoa

Photographer: Ariel Abonizio ’20 of Cuiabá, Brazil
Majors: Anthropology; Art and Visual Culture (studio art)
Program: SIT Samoa — Social and Environmental Change (winter semester 2019)

Ariel describes the photograph: Four Samoan boys race toward the village’s church in Amaile, Samoa.

Ariel Abonizio ’20

The Catlins, New Zealand

Photographer: Zoe McKinney ’21 of North Conway, N.H.
Major: Psychology
Program: University of Otago (fall semester 2019)

Zoe describes the photograph: Sunset over the Catlins on the South Island of New Zealand.

Zoe McKinney ’21

Dharamsala, India

Photographer: Liz Casey ’21 of Holderness, N.H.
Major: History
Program: SIT Nepal — Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples (fall semester 2019)

Liz describes the photograph: The young students of the Tibetan Children’s Village Day School in Dharamsala take a break from their studies with a competitive soccer match. While we huddled for shelter from the heavy afternoon thunderstorm, the kids didn’t seem to mind a little rain.

While abroad, I researched the cultural repercussions of language loss in the Himalayas as a result of educational migration. My visits to boarding and day schools in India and Nepal provided foundational understanding of the threat of language endangerment as well as the complexity of Himalayan youth identity.

As an education minor at �ֲ���ý, I was thrilled with the opportunity to be back in the classroom and working with kids!

Liz Casey ’21

Makewa, Chile

Photographer: Grace Ellrodt ’20 of Lenox, Mass.
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: SIT Chile — Public Health, Traditional Medicine, Community Empowerment (winter semester 2019)

Grace describes the photograph: This is Juan, who lives in Makewe, a primarily Mapuche indigenous community in southern Chile. He is pictured on his farm, where his animals — including this pig — are like his children. I interviewed him and others for site, my capstone project about a pressing public health issue: loneliness among older adults.

I was welcomed to stand on this person’s land, in his home, to capture an everyday rhythm to him — and an explorative one for me. My study abroad gifted me these exchanges over and over.

Juan is alone while his wife gets medical treatment for three days at a time. His church community and his faith are loneliness antidotes. He told me, “El Creador de arriba, Él es lo que te cuida de la noche. Entonces, uno no puede sentirse demasiado solo.” (“The Creator above is the one who cares for you at night. So, one can’t feel too alone.”)

Grace Ellrodt ’20

Galicia, Spain

Photographer: Liz Folsom ’21 of San Mateo, Calif.
Major: Geology
Program: University of Virginia in Valencia (fall semester 2019)

Liz describes the photograph: A new friend made on a misty morning somewhere along the Camino de Santiago trail in Galicia, Spain.

Liz Folsom ’21

Yangshuo, China

Photographer: Owen Greenwood ’21 of Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Majors: Chinese and History
Program: Inter-University Program in Beijing (fall semester 2019)

Owen describes the photograph: From under the arch of the Moon Hill, this photo was taken looking out at a town in the distance outside of Yangshuo, China. Behind the town are karst mountains, for which this region is well-known. My roommate and I had zigzagged through town on rented motorbikes about 30 minutes to reach this destination and hike up to the view.

In Yangshuo, I experienced a distinct local culture uniquely separate from the hustle and bustle of China’s mega-cities.

Owen Greenwood ’21

El Calafate, Argentina

Photographer: Lexie Jamieson ’20 of Scarborough, Maine
Majors: Politics and Spanish
Program: IFSA Butler in Buenos Aires (winter semester 2019)

Lexie describes the photograph: This photo was taken while I was glacier-trekking in the Patagonia region of Argentina. The picture depicts the sun behind the Argentine flag, flying proudly over the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park.

Buenos Aires is a metropolitan, European-style city, and I was so glad I had the opportunity to visit El Calafate and El Chaltén and enjoy life at a slower pace. Learning about the indigenous and native populations that inhabit these small towns and witnessing the natural beauty of Patagonia that travelers come from all over the world to see was both eye-opening and breathtaking.

Lexie Jamieson ’20

Roskilde, Denmark

Photographer: Abigail Kany ’21 of Phoenix
Major: Neuroscience
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Copenhagen (fall semester 2019)

Abigail describes the photograph: I lived at a Danish folk-high school (“følkehøjskole”) with Scandinavians my age, exploring music and culture based in the town of the massive Roskilde Festival, which would be celebrating its 50th festival this summer. We would receive free tickets to small local concerts outside of Copenhagen, and though this crowd was no bigger than 30 people, it was the most electric concert ever. The Scandinavian musicians would address the crowd in Danish and English, sometimes Swedish. But everyone was on board.

Abigail Kany ’21

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Photographer: Nicole Kumbula ’21 of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Major: Chemistry
Program: IHP Cities in the 21st Century (fall semester 2019)

Nicole describes the photograph: This image shows a small sit-in and take-away restaurant located a block from my classroom in Buenos Aires. Most important to me was the Spanish menu by the grill. Here I practiced the few Spanish words that I had picked up. I recall how happy I was whenever I walked out with the right order to go.

My host mom had taught me just enough words to get by in the city, ordering my afternoon snack, for example, would be “Quiero dos empanada de carne, para llevar, por favor” (“May I please have two beef empanadas to go”).

The photo embodies food and language. The two became very apparent and crucial as I moved to Barcelona and Cape Town. In sharing these two aspects with the people I met, I was able to see myself as a Black African woman living in world-class cities and proudly share where I come from, the places I had been, and where I was going.

Nicole Kumbula ’21

Florence, Italy

Photographer: Alexandra Leahy ’20 of Cohasset, Mass.
Major: Art and Visual Culture
Program: Syracuse University in Florence  (winter semester 2019)

Alexandra describes the photograph: A view out the window of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The Palazzo Vecchio is peeking out in the background beyond a statue and window reflections.

Alexandra Leahy ’20

London, England

Photographer: Julien Lewin ’20 of Seattle
Major: Economics
Program: University College London (winter semester 2019)

Julien describes the photograph: A Londoner tends to pigeons perched atop the wall along the north side of the Thames River on a brisk February day. This photograph makes me think of walking with my grandfather along the San Francisco Bay. The pigeon flying from this man’s hand represents the growth of my relationship with my grandfather — the effort to prepare me for my own journey of life.

Julien Lewin ’20

Near Wanaka, New Zealand

Photographer: Hannah West ’21
Major: Biology
Program: University of Otago (fall semester 2019)

Hannah describes the photograph: Taking a break and enjoying the view with friends in Mount Aspiring National Park. On our second day trekking through the park, we stumbled upon what we claim to be the “best bench in the entire world.” We sat there for a few minutes and took in the view.

Going abroad to New Zealand enhanced that feeling of living in the moment and taking advantage of everything there was to offer.

Hannah West ’21

From Kangerlussuaq to Casablanca, and Berlin to Burano, around 61 percent of each graduating class has studied abroad for a semester or a year during their time at �ֲ���ý. Even more join an off-campus Short Term course.

Annually, the college’s Center for Global Education provides access to study-abroad programs in more than 60 countries on six continents.

Those who go away come back, of course. To help returning students reconnect with the campus community, the CGE produces the annual Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition.

Mounted in Pettengill Hall each spring, the exhibition gives students a chance to share with friends, professors, and staff what they’ve seen and experienced. Here are 14 selections from the 19th edition of the Barlow exhibition.

Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Photographer: Ross Ackerman ’19 of Houston, Texas
Major: Biology
Program: DIS Copenhagen

About the photograph: “This photo was taken on the Greenland ice sheet northwest of Kangerlussuaq. I was able to travel there on a study tour for my class ‘Ice Cores and Ice Ages: Greenlandic Climate Change Case Study,’ part of my program on environmental science of the Arctic.”

Ross Ackerman ’19

Marrakech, Morocco

Photographer: Sophia Rintell ’19 of Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Major: Sociology
Program: Hamilton College — Madrid

About the photograph: “At the top of the wall enclosing ruins of the El Badi palace, the hot afternoon sunshine casts shadows over sandy stones.”

Sophia Rintell ’19

Valparaiso, Chile

Photographer: Emma Westwater ’19 of Arlington, Mass.
Major: Politics
Program: SIT Valparaiso — Cultural Identity, Social Justice, and Community Development

About the photograph: “My two host-cousins, Josefa and Alonso, jumping on the trampoline on their grandmother’s patio, which overlooks the city and port of Valparaiso, after school on a Friday.”

Emma Westwater ’19

Imider, Morocco

Photographer: Haley Crim ’19 of Sandy Spring, Md.
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: IHP Climate Change

About the photograph: “After we spent a week studying environmental protest in Morocco, our van got stuck behind the only other car on the road: a truck full of activists from the protest camp outside the Imider Silver Mine, the longest continuous environmental demonstration on Earth.

“This truck was heading home as another shift came to take their place, as they have been doing for the past eight years. The woman in the middle is giving the sign of the movement, which our driver returned in solidarity.”

Haley Crim ’19

Ladakh, India

Photographer: Lydia Sullivan ’20 of Yarmouth, Maine
Majors: Religious Studies and Rhetoric
Program: �ֲ���ý Short Term — The Buddhist Himalaya: Religion in Ladakh

About the photograph: “Novice monks peering out of the window of their classroom at the Skurbuchan Monastery in Ladakh. They waved goodbye as we left the monastery to hike down to our campsite in the village.”

Lydia Sullivan ’20

Casablanca, Morocco

Photographer: Josh Klein ’19 of Williston, Vt.
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: SIT Morocco — Multiculturalism and Human Rights

About the photograph: “A mother plays soccer with her son outside the Hassan II Mosque. Crowds of people had gathered in the expansive square after leaving the International Book Fair that takes place in the capital every February. The largest on the African continent, the mosque overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and was built to memorialize King Mohammed V.”

Josh Klein ’19

Berlin

Photographer: Elizah Laurenceau ’19 of Astoria, N.Y.
Major: Politics
Program: IES Berlin

About the photograph: “Berlin always reflects on its past. This photo was taken inside the Reichstag, the German parliament building, on the viewing deck. At the top of the building, one can enjoy a 360-degree view of the city. One of the windows leading up to the top was shattered and it seemed poetic: a shattered past with a beautiful future.

“Throughout Berlin, there are reminders of the past but also reparations that have been made by both the government and Berliners to remember the lives lost during the Holocaust.”

Elizah Laurenceau ’19

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Photographer: Maggie O’Shea ’20 of Somers, Conn.
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: SFS Cambodia — Conservation, Ethics, and Environmental Change

About the photograph: “This is a photograph from the streets of Siem Reap (our home base), where someone left their coconut-laden bike parked outside a storefront.”

Maggie O’Shea ’20

Tromso, Norway

Photographer: Lillian Chang ’20 of Wilton, Conn.
Major: Biological Chemistry
Program: DIS Copenhagen

About the photograph: “To see the northern lights we had to drive for more than an hour away from the city to escape the light pollution. Luckily it was worth it.”

Lillian Chang ’20

Manarola, Italy

Photographer: James MacDonald ’20 of Quincy, Mass.
Major: Economics
Program: Trinity College — Rome

About the photograph: “During an early December weekend, I visited the five villages of Cinque Terre; this view of Manarola is from the cliff-side coastal trail. The trails afforded breathtaking views but what caught my eye the most were the beautiful colors of the Ligurian townhouses that decorated these villages.

“Appearing a little faded in the midday sun, these houses still stood tall and vibrant, perched on the cliffside in their settled, organized blocks, with a rocky cliff and active sea below. I understand why these rustic fishing villages are so beloved by so many.”

James MacDonald ’20

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Photographer: Jessie Moriarty ’19 of Springfield, Mass.
Major: Sociology
Program: SIT Santiago — Comparative Education and Social Change

About the photograph: “We woke up before dawn one morning and drove along the Salar de Uyuni salt flat chasing the sunrise. It was one of the most beautiful things I have seen in my life.”

Jessie Moriarty ’19

Nyoma, India

Photographer: Louisa Gale ’20 of Clinton, N.Y.
Major: Biological Chemistry
Program: �ֲ���ý Short Term — The Buddhist Himalaya: Religion in Ladakh

About the photograph: “Horses belonging to nomadic herders stand on the bank of the Indus River.”

Louisa Gale ’20

Kyanjin Gompa, Nepal

Photographer: Kathleen Smith ’20 of Piedmont, Calif.
Major: Sociology
Program: SIT Nepal — Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya

About the photograph: “In 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal and hit this area hard. After the quake, an avalanche triggered a glacier to break loose from the peaks above, and the ice hit the village with the force of half an atomic bomb.

“For one month, I studied this area and the rebuilding process and social changes that exist in high mountainous populations after natural disasters. This photo shows a tea house that has been rebuilt — it’s where I lived while conducting my research.”

Kathleen Smith ’20

Burano, Italy

Photographer: Sam Cruickshank ’20 of Needham, Mass.
Major: Politics
Program: University of Virginia — Valencia, Spain

About the photograph: “Every home on the island of Burano is a different color, and residents must gain approval from the local government before painting their houses. It is said that this is to make sure that two homes on this island will never be painted the same color. Burano is one of the most unique places I have ever visited.”

Sam Cruickshank ’20

Throw a few darts at a world map, and you’ll probably hit countries where �ֲ���ý students have spent a semester, Short Term, or full year.

Annually, the college’s Center for Global Education provides access to study-abroad programs in more than 60 countries on six continents (sorry, no Antarctica, at least for undergraduates).

In turn, around 60 percent of �ֲ���ý juniors study abroad for a semester or the year. Other students join one of the off-campus Short Term courses taught by �ֲ���ý faculty, or enroll in a �ֲ���ý Fall Semester Abroad program, also taught by �ֲ���ý professors.

As part of the college’s efforts to help returning students reconnect with the campus community, the Center for Global Education offers the Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition, giving students a chance to share with their friends, professors, and staff what they’ve seen and experienced.

Here are a few selections from this year’s show — the 18th edition of the popular �ֲ���ý tradition.

Berlin, Germany

Photographer: Ryan Whittemore ’19 of Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
Major: Politics
Program: DIS Copenhagen

Ryan Whittemore ’19

About the photograph: Two women sit and talk over a cigarette; behind them is a section of the old Berlin Wall, and through a hole in the wall one can see a woman walking.

Although I studied in Copenhagen, much of my thoughts revolved around World War II’s impact on the global landscape. This picture to me is a simple sweet moment that reminds us to look backward in order to inform our forward thinking.

Ben Lomond Track, New Zealand

Photographer: Hannah Behringer ’18 of Old Lyme, Conn.
Major: Biology
Program: University of Otago

Hannah Behringer ’18

About the photograph: I was met by a kea, an alpine parrot native to New Zealand, at this peak overlooking Lake Wakatipu. Keas are known to be curious and intelligent birds, and this one did not hesitate to rummage through my backpack when I wasn’t looking.

This picture reminds me of the great feeling of reaching a summit; it also exemplifies the value of experiencing nature and taking a break from other obligations — untouched natural beauty is incredibly refreshing.

Bruges, Belgium

Photographer: Adam Blau ’18 of Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Major: Politics
Program: DIS Copenhagen

Adam Blau ’18

About the photograph: On a weeklong study tour with my class in international trade economics, we traveled to Belgium and France, including a stop in the Belgian city of Bruges. This photo was taken right before a boat tour through the canals in the town.

It typifies my program, an experience with both the hustle and bustle of a city like Copenhagen and the relative tranquility of a city like Bruges.

Madrid, Spain

Photographer: Jake Atwood ’19 of Natick, Mass.
Major: English
Program: Academic Year in Spain — Hamilton

Jake Atwood ’19

About the photograph: One day near the end of my program, a friend and I traveled to Cerro de Tío Pío, a park in the Madrid neighborhood of Vallecas. We’d been trying to escape the touristy sites downtown, and my host mother had told me that this park is a hidden gem. She was right.

This photo captures one success on our search for authentic Spain. As the sun fell and lights began dotting buildings and monuments before us, we spoke in Spanish about the stateside homes that we soon would be returning to. In the moments of silence between our stories, we could hear Spanish — and only Spanish — drifting our way from the Madrileños on the picnic-blanketed hill around us.

Galicia, Spain

Photographer: Arianna Fano ’19 of Lincolnshire, Ill.
Major: Politics
Program: �ֲ���ý Fall Semester Abroad in Spain

Arianna Fano ’19

About the photograph: Trekking the Camino de Santiago in the north of Spain with the �ֲ���ý group, we stumbled upon this view: two cows with their calves resting in a tree farm. The scenery was truly something out of a fairy tale. Our group was sweaty and exhausted from our 30-mile hike over two days, but we made sure to document the moment.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

Photographer: Allison Berman ’18 of Philadelphia
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: University of Otago

Allison Berman ’18

About the photograph: Although I felt like a tourist taking a photo of the classic Lake Wanaka Tree, it was just one of the many beautiful sights in New Zealand. Everywhere we traveled there were incredible people and unique landscapes.

While there were countless hikes one could take to explore New Zealand, this tree was interesting because it was just right off the street of this little town. It exemplifies how no matter where you are in New Zealand, you can just look off into the distance and there will be something wonderful to explore (and photograph)!

Jianshui County, China

Photographer: Becca Ferguson ’18 of North Andover, Mass.
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: SIT Kunming — Chinese Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities

Becca Ferguson ’18

About the photograph: During my program, I studied Jianshui purple pottery, one of China’s four famous types of pottery. Working with a local potter, I learned the main techniques and created my own tea set as a final product for a creative independent study project.

This artist was introduced to me by the potter I worked with. Working in a large-scale production factory, he has a different style of throwing on the wheel than the potter I studied with, which creates a distinct style of Jianshui pottery.

Berlin, Germany

Photographer: Claudia Glickman ’19 of Houston
Majors: Religious Studies and German
Program: IES Freiburg — Language and Area Studies

Claudia Glickman ’19

About the photograph: While on a weekend trip to Berlin, we visited the famed flea market at Mauerpark.  Hundreds of stands were filled with handmade jewelry, trinkets, bags, local food, and crowds of people. This little girl was fascinated by the necklaces laid out on one of the tables, and she was the perfect example of how a weekend visit to the market is always a family affair with something for everyone.

Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam

Photographer: Julia Juenemann ’18 of Bethesda, Md.
Major: Psychology
Program: SIT International Honors Program — Globalization, Culture, and Care

Julia Juenemann ’18

About the photograph: In the Van Long Nature Reserve in Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Bình, a rower guides a boat of tourists through the reedy wetland and limestone pinnacles. My host family from Hanoi drove me here, two hours outside of the city, to see the endangered Delacour’s langur and many rare bird species.

Coolum Beach, Australia

Photographer: Raegine Mallett ’18 of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Major: Biological Chemistry
Program: University of Queensland

Raegine Mallett ’18

About the photograph: “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.” — Isak Dinesen

Vallunaraju, Peru

Photographer: Bria Riggs ’18 of Truckee, Calif.
Major: Environmental Studies
Program: �ֲ���ý Summer Research Fellowship and Hoffman Research Grant

Bria Riggs ’18

About the photograph: Our research team descends from the summit of Vallunaraju, a mountain 18,655 feet tall in the Peruvian Andes, at around 6 in the morning in July 2017. We’ll proceed to collect 10 kilograms of snow samples for our study of black carbon (soot) deposition within the region.

The experience was distinctive for how it coupled mountaineering and scientific research in order to understand the impacts of climate change on remote mountain environments.

Belgrade, Serbia

Photographer: Jack Sapoch ’18 of Hopewell, N.J.
Major: Politics
Program: SIT Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo — Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans

Jack Sapoch ’18

About the photograph: A government contractor begins to demolish “the Barracks,” a derelict warehouse complex that became an impromptu shelter for more than 1,500 refugees and other migrants attempting to reach Western Europe during the winter of 2017.

During my semester in Serbia I spent much of my free time volunteering with NGOs providing humanitarian assistance to this spontaneous community.

This photo marks the end of that saga, as the Serbian government forcefully evicted the residents and tore down the complex to make way for a luxury housing development in May.

Marrakech, Morocco

Photographer: Jack Shea ’19 of Armonk, N.Y.
Major: Economics
Program: DIS Copenhagen

Jack Shea ’19

About the photograph: Taken in the historic Jewish quarter of Marrakech, this photograph shows a Moroccan prison tattoo with the name of the recipient’s father.

Petra, Jordan

Photographer: Hannah Smith ’19 of Sandwich, Mass.
Major: Neuroscience
Program: SIT Jordan — Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action

Hannah Smith ’19

About the photograph: This cat climbed a mountain with me. From the Treasury of Petra, he followed me up a steep, rocky hiking trail to the Monastery, waiting on the edge of a cliff for us to get off our donkeys and give him the attention he deserved.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Photographer: Margaret Trombly ’18 of Arlington, Va.
Major: Women and Gender Studies
Program: DIS Copenhagen

Margaret Trombly ’18

About the photograph: This photo was taken at sunset, just outside the Dybbølsbro train station. I had a particular fondness for this neighborhood, as it was home to Copenhagen’s red light district, an area I visited several times for my core course, “Prostitution and the Sex Trade.” This photo captures Danes biking home on their daily commutes, the city’s natural beauty, and one of the few times I actually saw the sun.

Lompoul Desert, Senegal

Photographer: Julia Nemy ’18 of San Francisco
Majors: Environmental Studies and French and Francophone Studies
Program: Independent French language study funded by the college’s Carol L. Stark  ’72 Endowment for Summer Language Study

Julia Nemy ’18

About the photograph: After studying biodiversity and natural resource management in Madagascar during my junior year, I traveled to Saint Louis, Senegal, last summer, where I lived with a host family and studied French intensively.

One of my favorite adventures in Senegal was traveling to the Lompoul Desert with two new Italian friends, Francesca and Valentina. During our trip, we rode camels, hiked sand dunes, and spent a night camping under the stars.

Since I did not speak Italian, and they did not speak English, our common language was French. The entire weekend became a hysterical but wonderful mix of all three languages.

Taipei, Taiwan

Photographer: Fredrick Cheng ‘18 of San Leandro, Calif.
Major: Chinese
Program: CIEE Taipei — Intensive Chinese Language and Culture

Fredrick Cheng ‘18

About the photograph: This picture of Taipei in the evening was taken after a 45-minute hike up Elephant Mountain. Not a lot of people know what Taiwan has to offer. In that way, my study-abroad experience was about finding gems in unexpected places.

I loved how Taiwan offered both city and natural attractions — a paradise of two worlds.

Shaxi, China

Photographer: Anna Gaden ’19 of Milton, Mass.
Major: Chinese
Program: SIT Kunming — Health, Environment, and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Anna Gaden ’19

About the photograph: This photograph shows my host grandmother sorting corn in a rural Bai minority village in Shaxi, Yunnan.

My homestay household had traditional and modern aspects — representative of the ever-changing social landscape in China today. Certain attitudes persist, including the belief that not even a grain of rice (or in this case, a kernel of corn) should go to waste.

As part of her daily household duties, my host grandmother would carefully sort the better kernels from the scraps, which were fed to the family pig. On chilly mornings, she sat near a small brazier filled with reused charcoal.

For two weeks each spring, student photographs cover the walls of Pettengill Hall.

Taken by students during their off-campus studies, the photographs show people and places very far from the �ֲ���ý campus. Yet the exhibition is not about making study abroad seem out of reach.

Just the opposite, in fact.

Students view images in the Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition during Mount David Summit on March 31. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/�ֲ���ý College)

Among other goals — such as providing a venue for students to share their abroad experiences — the annual Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition gives those students “who haven’t yet had the chance to study off campus an opportunity to imagine themselves in these places and landscapes,” says Associate Dean for Off-Campus Study Tina Mangieri.

“We hope that seeing such rich visual evidence of their fellow students’ experiences makes off-campus study more accessible.”

�ֲ���ý puts a premium on such accessibility, and the numbers back it up. Last year, 69 percent of the Class of 2016 graduated with off-campus study credit.

The 14 students whose images appear below studied with nine different programs, including three distinctive �ֲ���ý-sponsored programs: �ֲ���ý Fall Semester Abroad, Phillips Student Fellowship, and Purposeful Work.

The annual photography exhibition, organized by David Das, assistant director of Off-Campus Study programs, is funded by the college’s Barlow Endowment, which supports a range of �ֲ���ý-in-the-world opportunities for students and faculty, plus a special travel grant for alumni K-12 educators.

Ngaramtoni, Tanzania

Photographer: Amy Katz ’17
Hometown: Durango, Colo.
Major: Environmental studies
Program: SIT Arusha — Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology

About the photograph: My younger of two host brothers, Edson, smiles a toothless grin outside my Baba’s duka. This small shop not only served as my family’s main source of income but also as the meeting place for our family excursions. This particular day, I was meeting my Mama to get my hair done downtown in our small village of Ngaramtoni.

Amy Katz ’17

Solukhumbu District, Nepal

Photographer: Alexa Adams ’17
Hometown: Williamstown, Mass.
Major: Anthropology
Program: SIT Kathmandu, Nepal — Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples

About the photograph: Frost-covered prayer flags criss-cross the summit of Gokyo Ri, elevation 17,575 feet, in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal.

Alexa Adams ’17

The Sahara, Morocco

Photographer: Adam Blau ’18
Hometown: Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Major: Politics, economics
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia

About the photograph: After a nine-hour drive from Marrakech through the High Atlas mountain range, we arrived at the camp where we would stay that night. We got on camels and trekked to see the Saharan sunset.

Adam Blau ’18

Copenhagen, Denmark

Photographer: Alyssa Dole ’17
Hometown: Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Major: Psychology, art and visual culture
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia

About the photograph: I passed by this house every morning on my way to the bus stop from my homestay. And every morning, I couldn’t help but stop and admire it. I’m not exactly sure what drew me. I think there was something about its vibrant colors and cottage-like style that reminded me of a house from a fairytale. I decided that I couldn’t leave Denmark without taking a photo of it.

Alyssa Dole ’17

Nanegal, Ecuador

Photographer: Bria Riggs ’18
Hometown: Truckee, Calif.
Major: Environmental studies
Program: SIT Quito, Ecuador — Comparative Ecology and Conservation

About the photograph: Looking out from Santa Lucía Ecolodge at a one-of-a-kind sunset in the Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Bria Riggs ’18

Balmaha, Scotland

Photographer: Emily Disler ’18
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Major: Biological chemistry
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia

About the photograph: During my class trip to Scotland, we did a day hike up Conic Hill, on the West Highland Way. On our way up, we encountered this majestic Highland cow.

Emily Disler ’18

Berlin, Germany

Photographer: Praneet Kang ’17
Hometown: Somerset, N.J.
Major: Biology
Program: �ֲ���ý Fall Semester Abroad Berlin

About the photograph: The exhibit Shalekhet (Fallen Leaves), on the floor in the Memory Void of the Jüdisches (Jewish) Museum in Berlin, Germany, has 10,000 faces punched from metal discs, representing all victims of war and violence.

Praneet Kang ’17

Enashiva Nature Refuge, Tanzania

Photographer: Kathryn Cuthbert ’17
Hometown: Minneapolis
Major: Biology, environmental studies
Program: SIT Arusha, Tanzania — Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology

About the photograph: For my independent study project, I traveled to the Enashiva Nature Preserve to study giraffe social structure and behavior. I took photos of each individual and named them to further individualize each member of the herd for more specific observation.

By the end of my monthlong stay, I could recognize each of the 79 individuals within the park almost immediately by sight, and because I was camping by myself the entire month I got way too close to them.

This individual is Nyeupe. He is an older male, usually seen in the calving herd at the edge of the grouping to allow him to see danger from farther off. I became really attached to him because of his gentle nature, and because he let me get as close as 30 feet! I miss my giraffes; they were my family for a month of my life.

Kathryn Cuthbert ’17

Aurlandsfjord, Norway

Photographer: Gwen Muscato ’18
Hometown: Dover, N.H.
Major: Biology
Program: DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia

About the photograph: I took this photo while exploring the fjords of Norway. The entire day I couldn’t stop smiling. The vibrant colors of the leaves, the serene isolation of the towns — this is Aurlandsvangen — and the calm of the water made me feel at peace. I didn’t know that a place this beautiful existed.

Gwen Muscato ’18

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Photographer: Katherine McNally ’17
Hometown: Deep River, Conn.
Major: Anthropology
Program: �ֲ���ý Phillips Fellowship

About the photograph: I took this photograph on an early morning in June 2016, when Richard Grains and Harvey Johnson let me join them on their creel boat while they packed crabs in the sea off the Shetland Islands. I was in Shetland during spring and summer of 2016 researching the local fishing culture, an experience that informed my honors thesis in anthropology.

In the Shetland Islands, fishing is literally and metaphorically about family. The potential loss of fish, due to climate change and marine food web degradation, would be more than a loss of profit for Shetland fishing communities. It would be a loss of home.

Katherine McNally ’17

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Photographer: Denali Nalamalapu ’17
Hometown: Falmouth, Maine
Major: English
Program: Purposeful Work — �ֲ���ý in Asia

About the Photograph: I spent every Saturday, my day off, exploring the Kathmandu Valley. The lush hills, sprawling forest, and ancient temples offer escape from the city.

Perched on a hilltop in the valley, Swayambhunath overlooks the city. Prayer flags gather in the sky and wave gently in the breeze, generating an atmosphere of spiritual tranquility. It was near impossible not to feel compelled by the direct, painted stare of the Buddhist stupa.

Denali Nalamalapu ’17

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Photographer: Sophie Wagener ’17
Hometown: La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.
Major: Biology
Program: CIEE Khon Kaen, Thailand — Community Public Health

About the photograph: During my spring break, I traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia, and caught the sunrise over Angkor Wat. The 4 a.m. wake-up and freezing tuk-tuk ride were well-worth it!

Sophie Wagener ’17

Canoa, Ecuador

Photographer: Emma Marchetti ’17
Hometown: Whitefish, Mont.
Major: Environmental studies
Program: IES Quito, Ecuador — Area Studies and Language

About the photograph: I was with a group of students in Canoa, Ecuador, during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 16, 2016. Amid the terror, death, and devastation that we experienced that night, we also witnessed human kindness and resiliency.

Those who lost so much did whatever they could to help those who had lost even more. In the absence of doctors and police, there were many selfless actions —from performing first aid to moving fear-filled people to higher ground in case of a tsunami — that helped locals and tourists endure that night and the following days.

While this picture doesn’t show any people, the two perfectly made beds at the top of the photo remind me of those who survived. Everything may have fallen down around them, but the beds remain together, intact.

Emma Marchetti ’17

Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Photographer: Gillian Wilcox ’18
Hometown: North Conway, N.H.
Major: Neuroscience
Program: University of Otago

About the photograph: This was taken in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, and it shows the trek down from the Mueller Hut, one of the huts maintained by the New Zealand Department of Conservation that’s at an elevation of about a mile.

Gillian Wilcox ’18

These select images from the 2016 Barlow Off-Campus Photography Exhibition underscore one theme of the college’s Off-Campus Study Program: It’s for everyone.

The 15 student photographer images hail from nine states, carry 11 different academic majors, and studied on 13 different programs, including �ֲ���ý’ own Fall Semester Abroad program in Berlin, while one student designed her own program.

The annual exhibition is funded by the college’s Barlow Endowment, which supports a range of �ֲ���ý-in-the-world opportunities for students and faculty, plus a special travel grant for alumni K-12 educators.

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Photographer: Bridget Feldmann ’16
Hometown: Rockville, Md.
Major: sociology
Program: IFSA-Butler in Valparaiso, Chile

Statement: An incendio billows above the port city of �ղ����貹����í����. The tangerine-colored smoke stems from the higher hills, where impoverished residents live and where foreign companies have planted highly flammable eucalyptus trees for quick and easy production.

This preventable disaster has become increasingly common in the past few years, but citizens have mobilized in the aftermath of tragedy in order to help each other. This day, as we climbed to a friend’s roof to watch the ocean reflect the blood-red sky, we couldn’t help but think that clouds should never look like that.

Bridget Feldmann ’16

Cappadocia, Turkey

Photographer: Nicole Bermudez ’16
Hometown: Lake Forest, Calif.
Major: politics
Program: IES Abroad in Turkey

Statement: I took this photo at sunrise from a hot-air balloon above the fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, Turkey. I had been in-country only a few weeks but was already blown away by the beauty, history, and diversity of Turkey, inside and outside of Istanbul.

Nicole Bermudez ’16

Wanaka, New Zealand

Photographer: Will Bolduc ’17
Hometown: Waterville, Maine
Major: economics
Program: University of Canterbury

Statement: This picture was taken at dusk during our decent of Roys Peak in Wanaka, New Zealand. That’s Mitch Metzger of DePauw University, and this was the halfway-point in a two-week journey around the south island of New Zealand.

Will Bolduc ’17

With the Q’eros, Peru

Photographer: Mary Krathwohl ’16
Hometown: Ipswich, Mass.
Major: Latin American studies
Program: independent

Statement: I spent my study abroad working with , a nonprofit founded and run by Hannah Porst ’11 that serves the Q’eros people.

In this photograph, Hannah and my friend Gloria Chura Apaza are walking through the Cordillera Vilcanota range in the Peruvian highland, about 14,000 feet above sea level, on our way to the Saturday market. From where we were, it takes about an hour on foot to get to the nearest road, though this is rapidly changing as road development pushes forward.

From the market, Hannah and I said goodbye to Gloria, a student from the village of Cochamoqo, and headed back to the city of Cusco, another seven hours away.

Mary Krathwohl ’16

Copenhagen, Denmark

Photographer: Mikaela Bradley ’16
Hometown: Ridgewood, N.J.
Major: biology
Program: Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Statement: Tivoli Gardens amusement park, where age is just a number.

Mikaela Bradley ’16

Turks and Caicos Islands

Photographer: Charlotte Cabot ’17
Hometown: Dover, Mass.
Major: psychology
Program: The School for Field Studies — Marine Resource Studies

Statement: While Sargassum provides shelter and food to a plethora of animal species, the recent influx of large, pungent mats of Sargassum pose a threat to tourism-based economies and coastal ecosystems. My research in the Turks and Caicos looked at Sargassum’s potential as an organic fertilizer, which would alleviate the masses of Sargassum and promote plant growth in the region’s arid conditions.

Our research found that a saltwater rinse with wet Sargassum and ground conch shells yielded the highest plant growth, while a fresh-water rinse with dried Sargassum yielded one of the lower growth rates.

Charlotte Cabot ’17

Lake Victoria, Uganda

Photographer: Meredith Colleary ’16
Hometown: Glastonbury, Conn.
Major: sociology
Program: SIT in Uganda

Statement: The other students on my program and I wanted to escape the hectic energy of Kampala for the day, so we went biking through the hills around Lake Victoria. After winding miles through the forests, getting lost multiple times and passing only a handful of people, we popped out of the woods to find this lakeside scene on Lake Victoria, packed with fishermen.

Their friendliness and lively conversation, combined with the backdrop of the bold colors of the boats and bodas, as Ugandans call motorcycles, were a welcome reward for our exhaustion.

Meredith Colleary ’16

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Photographer: Liz Dolgicer ’16
Hometown: New York City
Major: art and visual culture, politics
Program: CET in Vietnam

Statement: Taken in May 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City, this photo shows the building across the street from my Vietnamese roommate’s balcony. During the Vietnam War, this housing complex was home to government and military officials of the former South Vietnam, and they would meet to discuss strategy in secret within their homes.

My Vietnamese roommate’s grandfather was among these local officials, and he continues to live in this apartment complex, as does her aunt, uncle, cousins, and immediate family.

I shot this with 35mm film. Vietnam, with its amazing street life and culture, seemed like the perfect place to explore and practice shooting with film as a documentary technique.

Liz Dolgicer ’16

The Amalfi Coast, Italy

Photographer: Brendan Fox ’17
Hometown: West Hartford, Conn.
Major: politics
Program: Syracuse University in Florence

Statement: A diver during a yacht weekend.

Brendan Fox ’17

Kigali, Rwanda

Photographer: Clara Jessup ’16
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Major: environmental studies
Program: SIT Post-Genocide Restoration and Peacebuilding in Rwanda

Statement: Savoring the simple contentment and joy of spending time with Alfa, my younger host sister.

Clara Jessup ’16

Berlin, Germany

Photographer: Kiyona Mizuno ’18
Hometown: San Francisco
Major: theater
Program: �ֲ���ý Fall Semester Abroad in Berlin

Statement: Riding the S-Bahn and U-Bahn everywhere quickly became second nature in Berlin; this mid-December photo is of the interior of the S-Bahn on my way to school.

Whether it was to get to the Pergamon Museum or the East Side Gallery, riding the train made every corner of Berlin easily accessible and was an integral part of my experience abroad.

I easily recall the sound of the arriving trains, the recorded voice announcing the next stop, and the hiss of the doors opening as I step into both new and familiar stations.

Kiyona Mizuno ’18

Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan

Photographer: Alicia Rabideau ’17
Hometown: Natick, Mass.
Major: women and gender studies, sociology
Program: SIT International Honors Program — Human Rights

Statement: On Oct. 19, 2015, our class traveled to the Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in northern Jordan, just 13 kilometers from the Syrian border. After over an hour driving through the nondescript desert, this vivid mural sprang into view right outside the camp gates.

Created by Syrian youth, this painting is covered in writing. Translated from Arabic, it reads: “A lot of my loves are gone, so peace be on you, Earth…I want to be a hero…I want to be a teacher of generations…I want good for all people.”

Alicia Rabideau ’17

Copenhagen, Denmark

Photographer: Isabelle Unger ’16
Hometown: Charlotte, Vt.
Major: art and visual culture, psychology
Program: Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Statement: This photo was taken early in the morning on my commute to school. I believe this photo captures the peacefulness of Copenhagen.

Isabelle Unger ’16

Thessaloniki, Greece

Photographer: Fritz Windover ’17
Hometown: Bennington, Vt.
Major: politics, economics
Program: Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Statement: While walking along the water I discovered a crowd having their very own “trashion” show, much like the one we have here at �ֲ���ý, only in a slightly nicer setting!

Fritz Windover ’17

Rabat, Morocco

Photographer: Ashley Bryant ’16
Hometown: Medfield, Mass.
Major: anthropology
Program: SIT Multiculturalism and Human Rights in Morocco

Statement: Noon on a Friday: The Call to Prayer echoed throughout the old medina as men hurried to mosque and women cooked the traditional holy meal of couscous with vegetables, meat, and spices.

My host sister, Bahia, entered our home with a box of caterpillars she had bought next door. We placed them on our noses, legs, and arms and screamed with nervous excitement. Bahia was the sister I never had — we laughed, fought, and cried throughout our three months together.

This photo makes me appreciate these seemingly simple moments I shared with the people I love and miss.

Ashley Bryant ’16