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...
by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 15, 2023 | Personal Growth, Returning to California, UCLA
by Anna Nguyen from UC Los Angeles to Hong Kong and Vietnam My maternal Chinese grandparents lived in Vietnam until the Vietnam War. They then fled to Hong Kong, where they lived in a refugee camp for a year with all seven of their children, before being sponsored to...
by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 23, 2021 | Career Prep, Returning to California
by Sierra Alef-Defoe UCEAP Alumna Studying abroad is the first step to a career abroad, and I speak from experience. During my undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley, I studied abroad with UCEAP for a semester in France, followed by another in Denmark. After graduation,...
by Virginia O'Connor | Jun 5, 2017 | Career Prep, Returning to California
Studying abroad is a priceless experience, but how do you convey that to employers in a job interview? These common interview questions are your chance. Beyond ‘it was awesome’ (which it was), here’s what you can say in an interview to show how study abroad...
by Virginia O'Connor | Sep 14, 2016 | Returning to California
Updated December, 2024 You’re home after one of the most incredible, memorable experiences of your life. Your view of the world has shifted and you’ve changed in every way, yet things at home seem largely the same. Picking up where you left off may feel like a step...
