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Amanda Ostrem
  • Elementary Education
  • Eagan, MN

Eagan student participates in a J-Term study tour to India

2016 Jan 29

Amanda Ostrem of Eagan participated in a J-Term study tour to India with Carthage College.

During this three-week study tour, students encountered three contemporary Indian religious communities: Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. Students examined the life and interactions of these three groups and analyzed how these interactions have been, and continue to be, shaped by their historical and cultural context. The tour focused primarily on learning through lived experience and through interacting with Indian people, of all religious backgrounds, at religious and historical sites.

J-Term is a special month-long period of study in which Carthage students explore subjects outside their majors or minors, discover new interests, and test their creativity through classes held both on campus and around the world. It's a month to experiment, create and dream. Carthage is ranked No. 4 in the nation among baccalaureate institutions for student participation in short-term study abroad.