By Indeeera G.

Published April 11, 2025

In France, exams and assignments work much differently than they do in the U.S. The grading system is on a scale of 1–20, with 10 being a pass and 18 being an incredibly high score that is not typically achieved by students. It is near unthinkable to give out a score of 20/20 here, because…

By Fisher M.

Published April 4, 2025

Don’t get me wrong, the food here in Spain is amazing, but as someone who drinks at least two cups of coffee a day, that’s what I’ve really been appreciating. After three months here, I think it’s fair to say Spaniards in general take their coffee seriously. You can find a busy café on every…

By Aidan E.

Published April 3, 2025

https://flic.kr/p/2qXUYSS Top of Croke Park. Traveled here on the city bus. During my study abroad program I traveled to Dublin, Ireland. This left me in a situation that I am not accustomed to in the United States: I did not have a car to use at my convenience. This challenge during my travels, however, was…

By Georgia K.

Published March 31, 2025

Although I’ve spent a great deal of time in Japan so far, I still hadn’t visited Tokyo. I recently had a four-day weekend and decided to use that to visit the capital, and I’m so glad I did. I’ve always loved metropolitan environments and Tokyo didn’t disappoint. Full of culture, modern feats of architecture and…

By Taylor E.

Published March 28, 2025

I recently went to Toulouse, France. It was my first ever solo-trip, booked on an absolute whim. I was worried about getting lost. I was worried about being bored. I was worried about being lonely. All of these things happened. I was lost, I was bored, I was lonely. But out of all of them,…

By Jordan M.

Published March 25, 2025

https://flic.kr/p/2qXKcTy View of the Neckar River from the bridge across it. Tübingen is a gorgeous city! It's filled with history and joy that is unlike any city I've ever seen in the U.S. It's around the size of Columbia, Missouri, but it feels both open and intimate at once. It's hard to explain, but it's…

By Kaitlyn H.

Published March 24, 2025

https://flic.kr/p/2qXHCwo Chocolate cake on the beach in a thunderstorm! March is a special month for me as it’s my birthday month. This means that I got the privilege of celebrating turning 20 years old in Spain! Although not the last, I am the first person out of our group from Mizzou to have a birthday…

By Asher F.

Published March 21, 2025

Living in the middle of the United States, a thousand miles from any other country, there is little need to learn a foreign language. Yes, America is a melting pot full of people who speak an astonishingly wide variety of languages, but anywhere you go in the United States, English will be understood and spoken…

By Madison B.

Published March 19, 2025

Hello! My name is Madison and I'm currently in my last semester at Sinclair School of Nursing. I had the wonderful opportunity over winter break to study abroad for a week and a half in Costa Rica. Even though we weren't there for long, I learned so much and saw many beauties of Costa Rica.…

By Jada G.

Published March 17, 2025

Traveling has helped me appreciate the little things in life and realize how much I often take for granted. It might sound silly, but I had a moment recently that truly made me stop and think. Happiness isn't about material things — it's about the experiences that shape us. I was sitting on the beach…