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# TaborTalk Blog

## By Rick DaSilva ’89, Associate Director of the Center for International Students

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#### [Reflections on Rysensteen (Tabor's Exchange in Copenhagen)](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/reflections-on-rysensteen)

 Posted by [By Rick DaSilva ’89, Associate Director of the Center for International Students](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/author/by-rick-dasilva-89-associate-director-of-the-center-for-international-students) on Mar 12, 2019 12:00:28 PM

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Recently Rick DaSilva ’89, Associate Director of the Center for International Students, along with faculty Wes and MacKenzie Chaput, Kelly and Nate Meleo ’95, and Bert Nascimento traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark with Tabor juniors and seniors for a week of home stays, site seeing, and classroom learning at Rysensteen Gymnasium.

Each day Rick prompted the students with questions about their visit to Denmark and here are some of their thoughts:

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 Topics: [Tabor Academy](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/topic/tabor-academy), [Cultural exchange](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/topic/cultural-exchange), [International Learning](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/topic/international-learning), [International Blog](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/topic/international-blog)

#### [Tabor’s Asian Admissions Tour Travel Highlights](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/tabors-asian-admissions-tour-travel-highlights)

 Posted by [By Rick DaSilva ’89, Associate Director of the Center for International Students](https://info.taboracademy.org/blog/author/by-rick-dasilva-89-associate-director-of-the-center-for-international-students) on Oct 31, 2018 9:37:23 AM

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Day 1 - 8am Friday 10/26 - Boston

From what I understand, admissions work seems to have always been about travel. Whether to local school fairs, regional conferences or national gatherings, the work needed to find the best students for Your school can take you places. Today begins a journey that does just that.

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