by Virginia O'Connor | Jan 21, 2025 | Choosing a Program
Contributor: Melissa Mora-Gonzalez (UC Berkeley), UCEAP participant on the Made in Italy, Florence program Thinking about studying abroad but not quite ready to spend a semester or year away from home? You’re not alone. Summer study abroad programs offer the...
by Virginia O'Connor | Jan 10, 2025 | Funding Your Education Abroad, UC Berkeley
Contributors: Anthony Raphael Meza-Martinez (UC Berkeley), Ariana Siordia (UC Berkeley), and Lillian Jiang (UC Berkeley), 2024 blog writing contestants Growing up in Inglewood, California, first-generation college student Ariana Siordia saw places like Europe as...
by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 10, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
By Natalie Glennon (UC Santa Barbara) Overcoming impostor syndrome so you can make the most of your time abroad As a lower-income, first-generation college student, I have struggled with impostor syndrome throughout my educational journey. This, and financial...
by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 5, 2024 | Europe, Personal Growth, UC San Diego
By Divyanshi Saha (UC San Diego) Eye-opening takeaways from a brief summer in London The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them. – J.K. Rowling Inspired by these words, I recently...
by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 4, 2024 | Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
by Morgan (Trey) Timberlake from UC Berkeley Ciao UC friends! As I write this, my study abroad experience in Florence (Firenze), Italy, is over, and I still can’t go home. I’ve spent the better part of the last month living out of my suitcase as I visit...
