May I pet your dog?
By Elaine P.
Published Dec. 5, 2018
Moving 4,000 miles away from home meant leaving my furry friends with my family at home. I don’t know who I was more upset to leave in Columbia, my friends with two legs or my friends with four. My first stop on my tour of Europe was Spain. Walking around the first few days and…
Maybe new food, good food
By Elaine P.
Published Dec. 5, 2018
I never thought I would run out of passport pages, but I am getting close. My travel has become a running joke in my accommodation. My English friends love to ask me “What country are you going to this weekend?” My response is then “Germany!” “Italy!” “Switzerland!” Never in my life did I think that…
My trip to Amsterdam
By Selma Z.
Published Nov. 29, 2018
If you ever look at post cards of Amsterdam and you think "I want to go there", you should! It's exactly like the post cards. People are ridiculously nice and the food is to die for. The best part though has to be the culture and history. It's so rich in history! I had the…
Notes from students: Wild Ireland: Literature and the Performing Arts
Published Nov. 7, 2018
Interested in studying abroad in Ireland? Check out what students who recently studied on the Wild Ireland: Literature and the Performing Arts program had to say: Lukas Fryer, 2020, Film Studies "A Fantastic and Unforgettable Opportunity" As a film studies major, or as anyone with an appreciation for great art and culture, this study abroad…
Did I give Spain culture shock?
By Abigail P.
Published Oct. 25, 2018
As I walk through the streets of Seville, I can feel the stares seeping into my dark skin like the sun that was soaking into my melanin. The stares weren’t unnoticed, and I wondered why they were so persistent. “Nobody has seen hair like yours,” my host mom would tell me as I took down…
Are you ready to go?
By Miriam A.
Published Aug. 30, 2018
No one told me coming back home would be harder than leaving to study halfway across the world. As my plane touched down in Houston, Texas, where I would be spending my summer before returning to Mizzou, I was so surprised at how anxious I felt. I didn't want to be there. At all. I…
I’m blonde, no entiendo nada
By Lane B.
Published Aug. 27, 2018
In the U.S. blondes are sterotypically, well, dumb. They are spacey and smiley and can seem a little lost. In Chile, where I am often the only blonde in a room, my hair means something slightly different. Coupled with my sub par Spanish, it immediately marks me as either a hapless exchange student or a…
Four seminars in 28 days
By Elizabeth G.
Published Aug. 23, 2018
While my time at Philipps-Universität Marburg lasted only one month, it was a exciting and uniquely challenging experience. Through this program, I was able to visit Germany and participate in several condensed classes and seminars. Our topic was "Germany and Europe in a Turbulent World", and I chose seminars relating to capitalism, feminism, minorities and,…
Top 10 things in London
By Fatima J.
Published Aug. 10, 2018
1. Take a picture with a red telephone booth. 2. Have a thali at Masala Zone 3. Buy flowers from Columbia Road Flowers Market. 4. Spot the London Eye. 5. Find the Redemption Wings in Shoreditch. 6. Develop an obsession for Korean food at Jihwaja. 7. Be fancy at Sketch tea room. 8. Go shopping…
Another version of StrengthsQuest?
By Chelsey H.
Published Aug. 8, 2018
In my internship seminar course in London, we were assigned to take an assessment similar to the infamous StrengthsQuest. I have never considered how my own personal attitudes and behaviors aligned with my current work placement and my future career goals until taking the self-assessment from the Cultural Analysis Toolkit. Not only did this assessment…