Driving down the I-15 toward San Diego on my way to the airport, a thought struck me: I guess it’s true that all roads lead to Rome. So while mine included a long layover in Heathrow, it did indeed lead me to Rome. Dragging along two way-too-large suitcases, I managed to use my very rusty Italian 001 to catch...
Marvin Gomez
Senior
Study Abroad Session: Summer 2013
Program: The Education Abroad Network; Southeast Asia: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Email; Questions About my Adventure: [email protected]
It took me about four years to finally work up the courage to go on a study abroad program.
I was always making excuses to myself about why I could not go. I would scare myself out of actually following through...
Name: Francisco Campos Malpica
Most people dream about traveling the world and experiencing new things in countries far away from home. Typically, they’ll have a list of places they would like to go with all the activities they want to do. I was not one of these people. I actually had no intention of studying abroad until one week before the...
Name: Linda On
Status: Second-year
Major : Pre-Business/Business Administration
City: Florence, Italy
Host Institution: UC Center Florence
Ciao, my fellow Highlanders.
This time last year I remember applying to study abroad in Florence, Italy for the summer of 2013. To be completely honest, I didn’t think I was going to go through with it because I was in my first year of college and still...
Author: Cydney Contreras, SSW
My second home for the past month has been a charming old city in the Netherlands called Maastricht. Like most of Europe, it is diverse and full of history, with cobblestoned streets and churches everywhere. A walk through the town center will lead you to a square surrounded by cafes and if you venture around the streets,...
When I decided I wanted to study abroad, there was only one choice: London. And no, not (just) because I was hoping to run into Prince Harry. A previous trip when I was 11 years old sparked my love for the city, eventually morphing into serious obsession with “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock” and “Primeval,” copious buckets of tea and multiple...
Name: Victoria Sarantapoulos
Status: Fourth year
Major: Global Studies/Peace and Conflict Studies
City: St. Petersburg, Russia
Host Institution: St. Petersburg State University
Upon receiving my acceptance letter to St. Petersburg State University for summer 2013, I was overwhelmed with a continuum of anxieties. I was going to be leaving the United States for the first time in my entire life, to go to a...
Name: Kimberly Huang
Major: Business Administration
Area of Study: London, UK
Year: Junior
Due to indecisiveness and procrastination, studying abroad seemed perpetually labeled as “saved for later” on my undergraduate bucket list. Summer was close by, and I was in dire search of opportunities to pursue during the break. Tempted, I looked into the EAP program and discovered a short 3-week summer session...
Name: Andrew Whall
Status: Senior
Major: Bioengineering
Country: Italy
So that moment finally arrives when I’m left standing alone in LAX with that “Oh my God, what did I get myself into?” feeling. It was then that it hit me: I’m going to be studying in Italy for the next five months without a single familiar face in sight. This will be the...
Tina Kim
Year: Senior
Major: Entomology
Host Institution: International Summer School, Yonsei University
Chop! Chop! Chop! Here I am in Busan and handed an octopus that was chopped alive. It was still moving when it was given to me. I look around at my peers. They all had faces with expressions of surprise, disgust and curiosity, while the local people all had faces...