By Mya W.

Published Sept. 1, 2023

I've been in South Africa for over a week now and have had to learn and unlearn so many things. For starters, they drive on the left-hand side, so I've had to train my brain to look the opposite way for cars. I assumed everyone here was African, but that was so wrong. There are…

By Ruby E.

Published Aug. 31, 2023

My past month in Italy has felt like a deep breath – a slow, purposeful change of pace to release tension I didn’t even know I had been holding. Here, everything moves at a slower pace: meals, transportation, conversations, and even work assignments. Italians are proud to share “the slow life” with anyone open to…

By Grace B.

Published Aug. 30, 2023

Hello! I have had a great time at SNU in Seoul so far. Starting in late June, I was able to go to a Suga concert! I enjoyed that very much. Classes started soon after and so did field trips! My field trips included the main palace in Seoul, the Blue House, the National Assembly,…

By Allison H.

Published Aug. 25, 2023

Hello Mizzou! My name is Allison, and I am a senior majoring in Biochemistry. I have been studying Ancient Mediterranean Studies throughout my time at Mizzou, and I am going to be returning to complete this degree. Throughout May and June, I spent four weeks traveling around Greece as a student in AMS 4100: From…

By Sean N.

Published Aug. 24, 2023

I think that one of the more interesting aspects of this trip was the opportunity to experience a country’s history from its own perspective. Often, whenever I’m told about the historical events that happened in a country, it almost always comes from an outside view. Then there's also the opportunity to see the after-effects of…

By Cheyenne L.

Published Aug. 22, 2023

As I write this, I've been in Tokyo for about a week now, and so this city and my abroad life is just beginning! Needless to say, everything right now is wildly exciting, stressful or a little bit of both. But overall it's been super positive! My hometown is a pretty small town in Missouri…

By Erin C.

Published Aug. 22, 2023

During my study abroad to Iceland with Mizzou’s Urban Sociology class I had the opportunity to try a lot of amazing food. Though the image of Icelandic food that would pop into people’s minds would be traditional cuisine like fermented shark, I found that there was a more modern, common dish that was being served…

By Lily B.

Published Aug. 19, 2023

https://flic.kr/p/2piDfdb Our class outside of our host school. My love for Costa Rica, traveling, desire to study abroad, and interest in international social work led me to the Comparative Criminal and Juvenile Justice ten day study abroad program– something I had been interested in since I started the MSW program at Mizzou. This was a…

By Christopher H.

Published Aug. 11, 2023

Cats certainly play a part in Japanese culture. From maneki neko to Sailor Moon’s "Luna," cats permeate culture through various mediums. There is a particular establishment that can testify to the importance of cats in Japan: cat cafes. Japan has a multitude of cat cafes, each boasting its fluffy feline friends (and sometimes food and…

By Bre A.

Published Aug. 9, 2023

I had the opportunity to study abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica with the university's Department of Social Work. While there I was introduced to a new culture, language and legal system that greatly differed from the U.S. I visited the only rehabilitation center for women in the entire country, a foster home for infants…