Joseph McKee ’19 Stud Joseph McKee '19, a junior biology major at Susquehanna University, spent three and a half weeks studying abroad in Nepal over Christmas break. Read his reflection below. Susquehanna University’s curriculum requires every student to study abroad, so I traveled to Nepal to learn about Sherpa culture and trek up to South Base Camp of Mt. Everest over Christmas break. I, along with a group of 13 students and three professors, departed for Nepal two days before Christmas. When we arrived in Nepal, we spent the first three days exploring Kathmandu and other nearby cities. The culture was incredible and so different from American culture, but still shared similarities. The architecture, woodcarvings, and temples were unbelievable. So much was destroyed in the 2015 earthquakes but has been rebuilt over the past six years. Next, we hiked
up to the South Base Camp. The roundtrip trek took 14 days as we started around 8,000 feet
