Monday, April 27, 2026

UCR Around the Globe: Rome, Italy

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...

UCR Around the Globe: Chiang Mai, Thailand

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...

UCR Around the Globe: London, England

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...

UCR Around the Globe: Florence, Italy

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...

UCR Around the Globe: Summer ‘16

  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,...

UCR Around the Globe: London, UK

When I decided I wanted to study abroad, there was only one choice: London. And no, not (just) because I was hoping to run...

UCR Around the Globe: St. Petersburg, Russia

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....

UCR Around the Globe: London, UK

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...

UCR Around the Globe: Italy

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...

UCR Around the Globe: Seoul, South Korea

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...