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Beyond the Semester: Why a Year Abroad Changes Everything

Beyond the Semester: Why a Year Abroad Changes Everything

by Virginia O'Connor | Mar 30, 2026 | Australia and Oceania, Choosing a Program, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA

Contributors: Aliyah Flamson Rubalcava (UC Santa Cruz), Elias Veran (UC Santa Barbara), Sarah Schecter (UC Los Angeles), Shaun Colegado (UC Merced), and Sophia Chang (UC San Diego), 2024 blog writing contestants UCEAP alums agree that when it comes to studying...
3-minute travel guide: Buenos Aires, Argentina

3-minute travel guide: Buenos Aires, Argentina

by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 28, 2017 | Americas, Choosing a Program, UC Merced

3-MINUTE TRAVEL GUIDE: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA DON’T FORGET TO PACK Sriracha, Tapatio or any of your other favorite flavors because—no offense to the chefs of Argentina— but ‘spicy’ is not exactly on the menu BEST LEFT AT HOME Heels! They’ll weigh down...

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.