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How Study Abroad Helped Me Embrace the Complexities of All My Identities

How Study Abroad Helped Me Embrace the Complexities of All My Identities

by Virginia O'Connor | Jan 5, 2022 | Americas, UC Santa Cruz

by Elisabet Raquel García from UC Santa Cruz to Brazil then Mexico and finally Chile Growing up, my family history, where I come from, and who I am was a mystery to me. All I knew was that I was poor, queer, and confused about my multi-faceted identities. In college,...
3-minute travel guide: Bordeaux, France

3-minute travel guide: Bordeaux, France

by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 1, 2018 | Choosing a Program, Europe, UC Santa Cruz

3-MINUTE TRAVEL GUIDE: BORDEAUX, FRANCE DON’T FORGET TO PACK A warm, waterproof coat with a hood. Not only does France get extremely cold in the winter, but also when it rains in Bordeaux, it pours.BEST LEFT AT HOME Leggings and crop tops! French men and women...
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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.