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...
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...
Carina Glasser
Second Year
Media and Cultural Studies Major, Spanish Minor
France
UC Center Paris (Language and Culture Program)
I came to France without knowing any of the language, the culture or the monuments (besides the Eiffel Tower and “bonjour”). I was worried that I would get lost and not be able to find my way home, or I would try to order a...
Name: Kimberly Rolan
Major: Sociology
Area of Study: Madrid, Spain
Year: Junior
Host Institution: UC Center Madrid
What do I remember about my summer in Spain? I remember admiring the colossal and luminous Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela during warm evenings. I remember the sights, sounds and smells of Pamplona during the Running of the Bulls Festival. I also remember dancing in the streets...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
Name: Analise Gay
Year: 3rd year
Major: English
Country: York, United Kingdom
Area of Study: English
Before leaving for the United Kingdom I told numerous friends that I thought I might cry when border officials finally stamped my passport. While no actual tears fell, the moment was still surreal as a Heathrow official welcomed me to the country. Now that I’ve been here at...