GLOBE SCHOLARS

#101 Cuba
This episode follows students from St. Peter’s University in Jersey City New Jersey during their study abroad trip to Cuba. The students are documented and interviewed while they visit Havana, Viñales and Varadero Cuba. While there -- they not only engage with Cubans and learn about Cuba’s rich history and the revolution that followed – they alsoget to experience tobacco fields up close and personal, attend a baseball game, dance the night away at the legendary Tropicana and so much more. This episode features award winning Cuban filmmaker Inti Herrera and University of Havana Professor Benito Albisa.

#102 South Korea, Part 1
The first episode starts stateside and introduces you to students on campus at Brooklyn College in New York and documents them as they prepare for their study abroad trip to South Korea. Cameras follow as 4 groups of students start their assignments - producing a short documentary comparing something in the United States to something in Korea. The episode follows them to Seoul where they meet Korean college students who will not only help them with their assignments, but take part in their adventure of a lifetime!

#103 South Korea, Part 2
In this episode - viewers are re-introduced to students from Brooklyn College during their study abroad trip to South Korea. They are documented during their travels thru Seoul & Busan as they work feverishly to finish up their mini documentary assignments. The episode also features the students visiting MBC television studios where they not only meet K-pop stars but learn about tv production; visit a Korean temple stay and learn about Buddhism and so much more.

#104 South Korea, Part 3
In this final episode of the 3 episode Korea arc -viewers finally get to watch the short docs the students produced during their study abroad trip that compares something in Korea to something in the USA.

#105 Spain: Basque Country, Part 1
In the first episode of the 3 episode Spain arc, we meet 5 students from across the USA and UK who are on a gap year trip throughout Spain. We follow them as they arrive in Vitoria - the capital of the Basque region and document their exploration of the medieval city and learn how the city and its people came to be.

#106 Spain: Basque Country, Part 2
In the second episode - we continue following the 5 students from across the USA and UK as they enjoy the gastronomic offerings of the Basque Region of Spain. Stops include pinxtos in San Sebastian and wine in Rioja.

#107 Spain: Basque Country, Part 3
In this third and final episode about the Basque Region of Spain - 5 gap year students from across the USA and UK learn about and experience the sustainability and environmental initiatives in place throughout Vitoria Spain - the first Spanish municipality to be named a European Green Capital.