First month abroad
By Devin D.
Published Nov. 17, 2025
As a political communication student, I was very excited to get to travel to Italy to learn new things. What I wasn't expecting was how quickly I was going to see change. As soon as we landed, we were waiting for our train to take us from the airport to Rome. Around the same time…
Groceries in Germany
By Kate K.
Published Nov. 14, 2025
I am currently studying abroad in Freiburg, Germany, and one of the first things that I have found in my time being here difficult to navigate is the grocery store. Sure, most things in the grocery store are how you would expect to find it — soup in the soup aisle, apples in the produce…
My experience with academics in Korea
By Ginger G.
Published Nov. 12, 2025
Now that midterms are over, I’m going to take some time to reflect on academics in my post. Besides my Korean class, most of my classmates are Korean students and the classes aren’t designed specifically for exchange students (though they are taught in English). This, combined with cultural differences, has challenged me this semester. My…
Settling into a traveling lifestyle
By Tom W.
Published Nov. 10, 2025
As I wrap up my second month at Heriot-Watt University, I’ve started to feel truly comfortable with the lifestyle that studying abroad encourages. Over the past month, I visited London, several cities in Norway, Amsterdam, Fort William, Glasgow and Stirling. https://flic.kr/p/2rE5StJ Stirling Castle It was disorienting at first to spend so much time in different…
Reuniting with Mizzou friends
By Nolan F.
Published Nov. 5, 2025
During October I got the chance to reunite with my friends from Mizzou! Last fall semester at Mizzou, I became friends with many Korean exchange students. We spent a lot of time hanging out together, and they are part of the reason I decided to study abroad in Korea. When their exchange program at Mizzou…
My first month in Belgium
By Julianna M.
Published Oct. 30, 2025
While it has only been a month, my time abroad has already taught me so much. I’ve had the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally through my internship at Euronews and my academic courses focused on European politics and society. At Euronews, I’ve worked on a range of video projects, from quick-turnaround pieces on…
Environments in Chile
By Carly G.
Published Oct. 16, 2025
In October, one of the girls in my program, Bekah, and I decided to travel to Chile. Living in Buenos Aires is incredibly fast-paced, and after a few weekends in the big city, we needed to try something new. Thus, we booked a flight to Chile, spending a weekend in the environment surrounding Santiago and…
Cultural travel week
By Amani P.
Published Oct. 16, 2025
I am currently studying in Florence, Italy for the 12-week program that is offered. My program started with a travel week that was 8 days long and consisted of early days and late nights, traveling around the country and seeing a large range of what it has to offer. This is the first time I…
Are cars actually that great? Seoul has a better option!
By Ginger G.
Published Oct. 13, 2025
One thing I love about being in Korea is the public transportation! I use either the subway or buses when I’m going to sightsee or events. It’s very affordable compared to transportation in the US - I calculated that I would save hundreds of dollars, thousands over years, if I took Seoul’s transportation compared to…
Finding balance in Edinburgh
By Tom W.
Published Oct. 3, 2025
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a month since I arrived in Edinburgh. The weeks have flown by in a blur of classes, and I’m still getting used to the rhythm of life here. One of the biggest challenges so far has been learning how to juggle my classes while also enjoying all…