by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 2, 2024 | Europe, Personal Growth, UCLA
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by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 1, 2024 | Asia, Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
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by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
Written by Angelina Engalla (UC Berkeley), winner of The Californian Abroad Blog Contest In transit to Paris, while waiting at the check-in counter at Hong Kong International Airport, I chatted with another traveler on my flight. We covered the typical airport small...
by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC San Diego
Written by Ekaterina Griffin (UC San Diego), winner of The Californian Abroad Blog Contest My parents named me Katia after the little children they taught in Russia while in the Peace Corps. Their tales of the bitter Russian winters, rowdy schoolchildren, and...
by UCEAP | Aug 12, 2024 | Asia, Choosing a Program, Personal Growth, UC Santa Barbara
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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...
