{"id":217,"date":"2015-07-23T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2015-07-29T15:44:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T15:44:29","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/files\/2015\/07\/IMG_4133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-208\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/files\/2015\/07\/IMG_4133-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Credit: Adams 2012\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/files\/2015\/07\/IMG_4133-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/files\/2015\/07\/IMG_4133-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima<br \/>Credit: Adams 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to our account of the 2015 Global Connections travel experience to Japan, &#8220;<strong>Seeking Peace: Embodying Peace and Justice in Postwar Japan<\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0 Global Connections is a co-curricular experiential learning program at Oxford College of Emory University.<\/p>\n<p>This is a blog produced after-the-fact, as we lost data on our real-time blog.\u00a0 Posts indicate dates of travel in the titles, and student reflections are offered roughly in the sequence that they were authored.\u00a0 We figure that one can travel vicariously at any time!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Posts,&#8221; at left, features all the blog posts in reverse order, with the most recent first (following blogging convention).\u00a0 The July 2015 &#8220;Archive,&#8221; also at left, will take you to the very beginning of the [May 2015] trip.<\/p>\n<p>Tabs across the top give a wealth of background information about the trip, its leaders, and relevant supporting divisions at Oxford College of Emory University.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/about-this-trip\/\">About the 2015 Trip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/meet-the-leaders\/\">Meet the Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/sample-page\/\">About Global Connections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/in-the-news\/\">In the News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Images<\/strong> are the property of their respective owners&#8211; all participants with the Global Connections program&#8211; and may not be used without permission.\u00a0 All inquiries can be sent through the blog.<\/p>\n<p>Please use hotlinks in green throughout the posts (including those above) for more information about sites and activities!<\/p>\n<p>Please stop and comment as you read&#8211;<strong> we&#8217;d love to hear from you<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>&#8211; Dr. Jill Petersen Adams, Global Connections 2015 Co-Leader<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/files\/2015\/07\/Fun_Charlotte5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-48\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/globalconnections2015\/files\/2015\/07\/Fun_Charlotte5-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Inspires confidence, does it not? 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