Author: Ella Stanley | Major: Communication | Semester: January Intersession 2024 This January, I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad for two weeks in Rome, Italy, through the faculty led Business of Marketing Study Abroad Program. I am so grateful for my...
Seoul Beneath My Soles
Author: Jack Norris | Major: Computer Science | Semester: Winter 2023 The first smartphone I ever held was a Samsung. Ever since that first encounter, the company’s products have been a staple in my household -- nearly every mobile device I have used through the years...
Spanish Below the Equator
Author: Katie Jansson | Majors: Horticulture, Environmental Science | Semester: January Intersession 2024 Spending the January 2024 intersession in Uruguay and Argentina studying Spanish was truly one the best decisions that I have made! I chose USAC Uruguay because I...
Understanding Displacement through Experience and History
Rachel Sweningson | Major: English Education | Semester: January Intersession 2024 My friends and I have a running joke that I’m too communicative for my own good. Put me in a room, and I gravitate to the person who needs to talk about their day. Catch me on a long...
Three Weeks in the Río de la Plata
Author: Grace Martin | Majors: Chemical Engineering, Food Science | Semester: January Intersession 2024 I had a plethora of reasons for wanting to study abroad in Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. I wanted to practice Spanish, I wanted to learn...
Winter in Seoul
Author: Victoria Savage | Majors: International Studies, Asian Studies | Semester: January Intersession 2024 Hi! I am Victoria Savage and this January intersession, I participated in Korea University’s Winter International Campus and took Beginner Korean I. I am a...
How Old is That!?
Author: Blake Sooter | Major: Industrial Engineering | Semester: January Intersession 2024 For a history buff and engineering student, one would be hard-pressed to plan a better start to the new year than studying abroad in Rome. Its immense history as one of the...
Learning Korean in Seoul
Author: A.J. Navarro | Major: Finance | Semester: January Intersession 2024 I’ve always been surrounded by Korean friends growing up. Since high school, they would always chat in Korean together and would try to include me by teaching me some basic words. It was a fun...
January in Prague
Author: Kevin Zhao | Major: Biology | Semester: January Intersession 2024 While abroad in Prague, I took the class “Czech Culture, Food, and Brewing Tradition.” I chose this program specifically because of this unique class it offered. Although one can experience any...
In search of “gezelligheid” in Amsterdam
Author: Amanda Thomsen | Major: Economics, Mathematics | Semester: Fall 2023 If you’re a prospective traveler to the Netherlands, you may across the word “gezellig” in many of the travel blogs about things and terms to know about Dutch culture you Googled before...