Virginia O'Connor, Author at UCEAP News and Features

3-minute Travel Guide: Seoul, South Korea – Edition C

by Virginia O'Connor | May 6, 2022 | Asia, Choosing a Program, UC Santa Cruz

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3-minute Travel Guide: Cork, Ireland

by Virginia O'Connor | Apr 26, 2022 | Europe, UC Davis

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Tips for a regenerative—not just sustainable—study abroad experience

by Virginia O'Connor | Jan 26, 2022 | Americas, Asia, Australia and Oceania

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How Study Abroad Helped Me Embrace the Complexities of All My Identities

by Virginia O'Connor | Jan 5, 2022 | Americas, UC Santa Cruz

by Elisabet Raquel García from UC Santa Cruz to Brazil then Mexico and finally Chile Growing up, my family history, where I come from, and who I am was a mystery to me. All I knew was that I was poor, queer, and confused about my multi-faceted identities. In college,...

3-minute travel guide: Barcelona, Spain

by Virginia O'Connor | Oct 27, 2021 | Choosing a Program, Europe, UC Berkeley

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