Exploring the Adventures of Summer
From Megiddo, Israel to Nogales, Mexico and everywhere in between, Vanderbilt Divinity and Graduate Department of Religion students spent the summer actively engaged in the creation of new knowledge and the broadening of their understanding and awareness of theological issues facing today’s society. The scarcity and power of water, immigration, and peace in the Middle East were among the topics many of our students wrestled with outside the walls of Vanderbilt. We invite you to explore with us the adventures that took place in northern Israel and on the border of Mexico and Arizona through photos provided by our Megiddo diggers and “A Line in the Sand” Maymester course participants.

“A Line in the Sand”
Maymester Border Cultural Immersion Trip

Border wall
…slows immigrants down by 5 minutes, but makes it impossible for wildlife to pass interrupting migration patterns and the ability of animals to reach needed shade, water, and/or food supplies 
*Angela Flanagan

A Line in the Sand participants
* Tina Mixon

Looking into Mexico through the wall
*Angela Flanagan

Exploring the terrain and experience the walk of immigrants
* Nathan Carden

Things left behind
* Nathan Carden

The wall between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora
*Angela Flanagan

The economic impact of free trade coffee
*Nathan Carden

The group learning to make a traditional dish
* Tina Mixon

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