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Searching for Myself in Hong Kong: Re-Evaluating What it Means to be Asian American

by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 15, 2023 | Personal Growth, Returning to California, UCLA

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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...

What I Learned as a Korean American Studying in South Korea

by Virginia O'Connor | Sep 18, 2020 | Asia, Personal Growth, UC Santa Barbara

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Best study abroad programs for first-time travelers

by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 7, 2018 | Personal Growth

Updated for 2020-2021 Joy. Fear. Hope. Concern. Traveling abroad for the first time comes with a tidal wave of emotions. It’s to be expected. You’ve never done anything like this before. You can’t know or plan for everything before studying abroad, but you...

My study abroad experience as a first-gen college student

by Virginia O'Connor | Jun 25, 2018 | Personal Growth, UC Davis

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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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