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Food Experiences that Defined My Mediterranean Study Abroad Experience

by Virginia O'Connor | Feb 11, 2025 | Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

By Yvonne Liu (UC Berkeley) studied abroad in Italy Nothing brings people together across cultures like food. In the fall semester of my senior year, I embarked on a transformative journey with UCEAP’s study abroad program called Sustainable Food Systems in the...

Making Study Abroad Affordable: A Guide by UC Students Who’ve Done it

by Virginia O'Connor | Jan 10, 2025 | Funding Your Education Abroad, UC Berkeley

Contributors: Anthony Raphael Meza-Martinez (UC Berkeley), Ariana Siordia (UC Berkeley), and Lillian Jiang (UC Berkeley), 2024 blog writing contestants Growing up in Inglewood, California, first-generation college student Ariana Siordia saw places like Europe as...

6 Tips to Overcome Impostor Syndrome on Study Abroad

by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 10, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

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It’s the Firenze We Make Along the Way

by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 4, 2024 | Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

by Morgan (Trey) Timberlake from UC Berkeley Ciao UC friends! As I write this, my study abroad experience in Florence (Firenze), Italy, is over, and I still can’t go home. I’ve spent the better part of the last month living out of my suitcase as I visit...

An Introvert Overseas: A Shy Person’s Guide to Studying Abroad

by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 1, 2024 | Asia, Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

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What Four Months in Paris Taught Me: Lessons in Culture, Politics, Society and Self-Discovery

by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley

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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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