Northeastern University students capture Spanish culture with stories from abroad
Sixteen students spent a month in Spain learning video storytelling, exploring Spanish culture, and bringing back compelling stories
HI, I’M HANNAH, AND I’M MCKENZIE. WE’RE PART OF 16 NORTH EASTON STUDENTS SPENDING A MONTH IN SPAIN. WE’RE PARTICIPATING IN A VIDEO STORYTELLING AND SPANISH CULTURE STUDY ABROAD TRIP. WHILE WE’RE HERE, WE’RE EARNING CREDIT FOR TWO COLLEGE CLASSES AND TELLING THE STORIES OF SPAIN. HEY, GUYS, WE’RE VLOGGING MY SISTERS. HEY, SISTERS. HEY, YOU JOIN A DIALOG LIKE THIS AND THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNKNOWN. YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW ANYBODY WHO’S THERE. ONE MONTH. DOESN’T SOUND LIKE A LONG TIME, BUT WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH EVERYONE, YOU BECOME SO CLOSE. REALLY? LIKE A FAMILY. IT’S BEEN NICE TO HAVE A VERY SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE TO MINGLE WITH, BECAUSE YOU JUST ARE FORCED TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. THIS IS THE LIFE OF JOURNALISTS, JOURNALISTS, STUDENT JOURNALISTS, BECAUSE NEITHER OF US SPEAK SPANISH AT ALL. I THINK LIKE BEING IN THE WATER AND JUST SURFING AND HAVING THAT MOMENT WITH THEM. WE DIDN’T REALLY EVEN NEED THAT. YEAH, PEDRO IS SPECIAL. IT WAS GOOD TO LEARN HOW TO INTERVIEW THROUGH A TRANSLATOR BECAUSE THAT’S SOMETHING I’VE NEVER HAD TO DO. I CAN AQUI LES GUSTA MUCHO. IT WAS JUST SO FUN PRACTICING IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WERE IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF ALMOST 12 NUNS. AND. AND THEY WERE LIKE, YOUR SPANISH IS REALLY GOOD. DON’T WORRY. IT’S OKAY. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH AN UPDATE. HEY, SQUAD, LET’S HEAR FROM OUR PROFESSORS, PROFESSOR MIKE BEAUDET AND AVON MIKE AND MONICA. HOLA. HEY, EVERYONE, THIS IS MONICA CANAVAN, MY CO-LEADER ON THIS TRIP TO SPAIN. AND MONICA, TRIP OF A LIFETIME. TWO WEEKS IN MADRID, ONE WEEK IN SEVILLE AND ONE WEEK IN SALAMANCA. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE STUDENTS. THEY ARE AWESOME WORKING SO HARD, PRODUCING THEIR OWN STORIES, BUT ALSO HELPING PUT TOGETHER THIS EPISODE OF CHRONICLE. WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM. THEY ARE LEARNING A LOT, BUT HAVING A LOT OF FUN. THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF FUN. LET’S SEND IT BACK TO THE STUDENTS. CHICOS. I THINK THE MAJOR PART ABOUT THIS WAS LEARNING THE CAMERA. OKAY, WE’RE CURRENTLY HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH OUR CAMERA. THESE ARE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS. REAL PROBLEMS THAT REAL JOURNALISTS FACE. OUR CAMERA IS NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT. BY THE WAY. I’LL SAY A QUICK PRAYER. YES. ARE CHECK BATTERY IN. WE’RE BACK. OH MY GOSH. ALL OF OUR SETTINGS ARE BACK. OH, THAT’S SO MUCH –. MOEN ARE FOR ME, TASTING THE FOOD WAS NOT GREAT. I’M A PICKY EATER. ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. SO WHEN SHE DECIDED FOR US TO TRY BRAINS, LAMB BRAINS. THIS IS BRAIN FROM A LAMB. THE BRAINS. I COULDN’T DO IT. YOU DID IT, I TRIED ONE, I DID. I WILL NEVER HAVE ONE AGAIN. I’VE HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME AND EXPERIENCE JUST GETTING TO KNOW EVERY SINGLE PERSON AND REALIZING THAT ALL OF THESE CONNECTIONS THAT I’M MAKING CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO BOSTON, I DON’T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE MY SKILL SET IS JUST HAS GROWN SO MUCH ON THIS SIDE. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I WOULDN’T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING ELSE. WHAT WERE YOU REMEMBER THE MOST FROM OUR TIME IN SPAIN IS HOW MUCH WE’VE LEARNED FROM EACH OTHER. WORKING TOGETHER IN TEAMS HAS BEEN SO REWARDING. AND NOW AS THIS JOURNEY COMES TO AN END, WE CAN LOOK BACK AT THE CONNECTIONS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY. UNTIL NEXT TIME, HASTA LUEGO! JUST AWESOME. SO GOOD. YOUR STUDENTS CAPTURED SOME INCREDIBLE VIDEO AND POWERFUL STORIES ABOUT SPAIN, BUT THAT WASN’T EVERYTHING. NO. WONDERFUL GROUP OF STUDENTS AND STORYTELLERS. BUT THEY ALSO PRODUCED A BEAUTIFUL ONLINE MAGAZINE EXPLORING ESPANA, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEIR FULL STORIES. AND WE’RE GOING TO LINK TO IT ON OUR WEBSITE. ALL RIGHT. SO PERU LAST YEAR, SPAIN THIS YEAR. WHAT’S NEXT. NEXT YEAR WE’RE TAKING A BREAK. BUT 2027 SO MANY OPTIONS.
Northeastern University students capture Spanish culture with stories from abroad
Sixteen students spent a month in Spain learning video storytelling, exploring Spanish culture, and bringing back compelling stories
Exploring España is an online magazine produced by Northeastern University students who are part of the college’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” study abroad program. The students produced documentaries about Spanish culture during a month-long video storytelling class offered by the School of Journalism.The following students participated in the project: Fiona Averill, Hannah Bocian, Annelise Dramm, Mary Dunn, Madison Evangelist, Elena French-Nino, Mackenzie Gayle, Kayla Goldman, Isamar Martinez, Azalea Murray, Melissa Rejuan, Rishpiath Satter, Gitana Savage, Isabelle Warren, Enrique Zarazaga, and Darin Zullo.The students were led by NU professors and trip co-leaders Monica Canavan and Mike Beaudet, who is also a WCVB investigate reporter.
Exploring España is an online magazine produced by Northeastern University students who are part of the college’s “Dialogue of Civilizations” study abroad program. The students produced documentaries about Spanish culture during a month-long video storytelling class offered by the School of Journalism.
The following students participated in the project: Fiona Averill, Hannah Bocian, Annelise Dramm, Mary Dunn, Madison Evangelist, Elena French-Nino, Mackenzie Gayle, Kayla Goldman, Isamar Martinez, Azalea Murray, Melissa Rejuan, Rishpiath Satter, Gitana Savage, Isabelle Warren, Enrique Zarazaga, and Darin Zullo.
The students were led by NU professors and trip co-leaders Monica Canavan and Mike Beaudet, who is also a WCVB investigate reporter.