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 my undergraduate bucket list. Summer was close by, and I...

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 into Prince Harry. A previous trip when I was 11...

UCR Around the Globe: Paris, France

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...

UCR Around the Globe: Paris, France

Name: Alix Conde Year:  Junior Major:  Theater City, Country: Paris, France Host Institution: UC Paris   “I can look down on Paris and know why it is called the City of Light. It sparkles with lights and flowers. In the...

UCR Around the Globe: Semester at Sea

Name: William Lee Year: Senior Major: Psychology Area of Study: Electives Country: All around the globe! While the majority of you were in class, I spent the last four months circumnavigating the entire world. My travels took me all...

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 alive. It was still moving when it was given to...

Highlanders Abroad

“It really was the time of my life” Last July, I went to Japan as part of an ongoing study abroad agreement between UCR and our sister school, Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. Just saying...

UCR Around the Globe: Russia

Name: Neil Crowley Year: Senior Major: History, Anthropology Area of Study: Russian Area Studies Country: RussiaI always had wanted to weather a Russian winter.  For some reason, I thought doing so would give me an insight I lacked—considering...

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 of places they would like to go with all the...

UCR Around the World: York, United Kingdom

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....