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Finding Your Way on Study Abroad by Embracing Abundance

by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 2, 2024 | Europe, Personal Growth, UCLA

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An Introvert Overseas: A Shy Person’s Guide to Studying Abroad

by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 1, 2024 | Asia, Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

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What Four Months in Paris Taught Me: Lessons in Culture, Politics, Society and Self-Discovery

by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

Furthering my mother’s legacy through study abroad

by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC San Diego

Seoul Searching: Lifelong Lessons from Studying Abroad in South Korea

by Karis Kotschnig | Aug 12, 2024 | Asia, Choosing a Program, Personal Growth, UC Santa Barbara

10 Skills You Learn on Study Abroad that Pay Off Forever

by Virginia O'Connor | Feb 13, 2024 | Africa and the Middle East, Career Prep, Personal Growth, Returning to California

No doubt, study abroad is a grand adventure, and there’s more to the experience than you might think. Students often say study abroad was not just a life-changing event in their lives—it was challenging and different, confusing and exciting, scary and wonderful. When...

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Study Abroad Program: Lund University, Sweden
Program Location: Lund, Sweden
Other Countries Visited: Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria,
Hungary, and Norway
Home University: UC Berkeley
Major: Bioengineering
Year: Junior (Graduating Spring 2017)

Alison Long is a rising senior studying tissue engineering and drug delivery at UC Berkeley. She loves spending time outdoors, hiking, biking and playing soccer. As a nature enthusiast, her travels involved exploring national parks and canvassing tulip festivals around Europe. In her free time, Alison enjoys painting and watching cooking competitions on the Food Network.

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