Author: Ethan Peters | Majors: Biochemistry, Spanish | Semester: January Intersession 2023 I just returned from a three-week study abroad in Kyoto, Japan. In many ways, the program was completely outside my comfort zone. I don’t speak the language, the schedule was...
Author: Karina Escobar | Majors: Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish | Fall 2022 My name is Karina Escobar and I am a part of the College of Education and Health Professions and the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am studying...
Author: Emily Spatz | Major: Poultry Science and Spanish The people of Belize are so open to sharing their stories, which made the relationships that we were able to form even more impactful. Two of the most interesting people that we were able to meet were Norie and...
Author: Trinity Walker | Majors: Spanish and Psychology | Semester: Spring 2022 Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the cognitive, social, and emotional skills a person utilizes to identify and infer others’ emotions. Prior research suggests that a short session of reading...
Author: Mackenzie Mollner | Majors: Spanish and Political Science Arriving in Madrid, I was immediately taken aback by the richness of the city, a city covered in layers. The weight of being a young constitutional monarchy, while also existing as a country for over...
Author: Karina Escobar | Majors: Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish My name is Karina Escobar and until going to Sweden, I had never consumed so much beef in the span of three weeks in my whole life. It all started by being a peer mentor for the...
Author: Sara Armstrong | Majors: Biochemistry and Spanish Hello, I’m Sara Armstrong! I’m a senior Honors College Fellow in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I have majors in Spanish (BA) and Chemistry (BS), with a concentration in Biochemistry, and minors in...
Author: Ethan Peters | Majors: Biochemistry and Spanish In late May of 2022, I left everything that I knew behind and traveled to Puebla, Mexico. There I would remain for 5 weeks – longer than I had ever been abroad before. I was excited to begin this adventure...
Author: Reina Watanabe | Major: Environmental Science, Spanish During the spring semester of 2022, I decided to study abroad with the USAC program in Montevideo, Uruguay. As a Spanish and Environmental Science major, I chose this program largely because the courses...
Author: Susan Yeager | Majors: Accounting, Spanish My name is Susan Yeager, and I majored in accounting with an additional Spanish major in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. I tried multiple times to do a semester abroad, but the pandemic delayed my plans....