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...
by Virginia O'Connor | Dec 10, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
By Natalie Glennon (UC Santa Barbara) Overcoming impostor syndrome so you can make the most of your time abroad As a lower-income, first-generation college student, I have struggled with impostor syndrome throughout my educational journey. This, and financial...
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...
by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 1, 2024 | Asia, Europe, Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
By Francesca Ezra Casimiro (UC Berkeley) On embracing shyness and finding your courage I was always the type of person who was reserved and quiet. I waited for people to approach me first and desperately searched for the one person I knew in every room I walked into....
by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Personal Growth, UC Berkeley
Written by Angelina Engalla (UC Berkeley), winner of The Californian Abroad Blog Contest (2024) 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...
by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 7, 2023 | Americas, Choosing a Program, UC Berkeley
3-MINUTE TRAVEL GUIDE: VILLARRICA, CHILE DON’T FORGET TO PACK Cold-weather clothing! The seasons in Chile are opposite that of the US, so it will be early spring when you arrive and very cold. You’ll want lots of layers and warm clothing. The area has lots...
