Virginia O'Connor, Author at UCEAP News and Features

5 Tips to Incorporate Your Identity Into the Study Abroad Experience

by Virginia O'Connor | Sep 2, 2021 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

by Ramil Mercado from UC Berkeley to Southeast Asia and Argentina Taking any significant journey has the potential to transform you, but you don’t need to leave it to accident or luck. As a person of color and a person who is queer-identified, I can tell you...

11 Steps to a Career Abroad, Starting with Study Abroad

by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 23, 2021 | Career Prep, Returning to California

by Sierra Alef-Defoe UCEAP Alumna Studying abroad is the first step to a career abroad, and I speak from experience. During my undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley, I studied abroad with UCEAP for a semester in France, followed by another in Denmark. After...

8 Ways Study Abroad Can Prep You for a Health Career

by Virginia O'Connor | Mar 23, 2021 | Career Prep

Global health has never been more important. Become a stand-out in your health career preparations as you check off educational requirements at international locations. Develop perspectives you wouldn’t get at home when you work with healthcare teams, environmental...

Dear future study abroad kid

by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 12, 2020 | UC Berkeley

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3-minute Travel Guide: Galway, Ireland

by Virginia O'Connor | Oct 5, 2020 | Choosing a Program, Europe, UCLA

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