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...
by Virginia O'Connor | Sep 18, 2020 | Asia, Personal Growth, UC Santa Barbara
by Brandon Yoon from UC Santa Barbara Studying abroad in South Korea at Yonsei University was something I had dreamed of accomplishing since middle school. Why? In a strange way, I owe my existence to that school and its study abroad program. You see, my parents met...
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...
by Virginia O'Connor | Jun 25, 2018 | Personal Growth, UC Davis
by Ricardo Martinez UC Davis studying abroad in Brazil For first-generation college students, life abroad can be quite shocking, beyond the fact studying abroad itself is an eye-opening experience. As students whose parents did not attend college, sometimes we know...
