By Arden S.

Published March 1, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pFC1Rm Me at the Blue Mountains As a psychology major, you would think that I would be the one psychoanalyzing my family — not the other way around. But from my experience so far, my mom somehow knows more about therapy than I do. To give you all a little glimpse into what I learned…

By Alisen C.

Published Feb. 22, 2024

Public transportation has been quite interesting for me in and around Quito. Before arriving here, I had little knowledge on how to get around, but I quickly learned. When classes started I began taking the public buses to and from my university. For the first couple of days my host mom accompanied me to make…

By Payton B.

Published Feb. 9, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pxPzVm This is me, in front of the canal in Florence! Ciao! My name is Payton, and I am studying abroad in Milan, Italy this semester! I got to Milan on Jan. 22, and have had the best time so far! In the first two weeks of being here, I have been working out the…

By Logan B.

Published Feb. 8, 2024

Today marks one month of me living in Scotland, the first half spent traveling the U.K. and the second spent settling into my new home at Heriot-Watt. In that little time, I’ve seen the most beautiful hills and flowers, visited the sweetest sheep and cows, and met sweet, hilarious friends in my flat and in…

By Daysha S.

Published Feb. 7, 2024

I’ve never been one to try new foods or branch out of my comfort zone. However, I knew if I wanted to make the most out of my time in Barcelona, I’d have to change that. Typically the foods I do enjoy and revert back to are spicy and salty. But, since being here, I’ve…

By Eli B.

Published Feb. 6, 2024

After a lots of delays and difficulties arriving in France I finally am here! I am spending four months in the city of Nantes doing a language immersion program through IES Abroad. These past three weeks everything has been absolutely amazing! First off, while I knew what my host family looked like before I arrived…

By Kaitlyn B.

Published Feb. 3, 2024

Being in Barcelona for almost a month now, I’ve settled into my routine, had some amazing new experiences, and learned a few lessons along the way. As much as I tried to prepare myself for challenges I may experience before arriving, some things still came as a surprise. My biggest surprise was that I had…

By Alisen C.

Published Feb. 1, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pRyMLu The view of Quito during lunch at our first orientation. Even after months of research to prepare for my semester abroad in Ecuador I knew there were going to be many surprises. I had never left the United States before this trip and understood that there were only so many ways I could ready…

Published Jan. 25, 2024

Going to Costa Rica was my first time out of the country. I don’t think I had many presumptions about the people or lifestyle before being immersed in this two week journey. Before, I think my scope of the world was limited to what I knew which was only the U.S. Going on this study…

By Taelyn H.

Published Jan. 23, 2024

Peru was an experience of a lifetime, introducing everything from different food and music to ethics and perseverance. While in Peru I was given many historical tours of sites throughout Peru and something that was heavily talked about was agriculture and the foods that were cultivated throughout the land based on the temperatures and techniques…