by Jennifer Monroe | Apr 20, 2026 | Home Feature, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA
Contributors: Keren Dror (UC Los Angeles), Annika Jorgensen (UC Berkeley), and Mercedes Lefiti (UC Santa Cruz) We all pack certain things for study abroad: maybe a favorite snack, a photo, a childhood stuffie to remind us of home. Each of us also carries something...
by Virginia O'Connor | Apr 20, 2026 | Home Feature, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
By Monique Evdokiou (UC Berkeley), studied abroad in Rome, Italy Prior to starting my study abroad experience, I felt confident that I was more than prepared. To get ready for the experience, I had a group of friends that I already knew attending the program. I was...
by Virginia O'Connor | Apr 20, 2026 | Home Feature, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz
Contributors: Anai Ramos (UC Berkeley), Danella (Dani) Escalante-Regalado (UC Berkeley), and Emma Baltadano-Bañales (UC Santa Cruz), 2024 blog writing contestants You know your friends and family care about you, and their concerns come from a place of love and...
by Jennifer Monroe | Mar 31, 2026 | Australia and Oceania, Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Diego
Contributors: Annika Sundberg (UC Berkeley), Chloe Margulis (UC San Diego), Corra Nordheim (UC San Diego), Jolene Marie Ku (UC Davis), Leanna Chin (UC San Diego), 2024 blog writing contestants You’ll take thousands of photos during your study abroad...
by Jennifer Monroe | Mar 31, 2026 | Europe, Local Living, UC Berkeley
by Rebecca Mendoza (UC Berkeley) studied abroad in Spain “The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (…) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse to live.” – Freya Stark Life can often...
by Virginia O'Connor | Mar 31, 2026 | Europe, Local Living, UC Berkeley
Contributors: Stella Keval (UC Berkeley) and Max Morena (UC Berkeley), 2024 blog writing contestants Step into the world of Sweden’s oldest universities, where centuries-old traditions blend seamlessly with modern student life to create an experience unlike any other....
