by Virginia O'Connor | Aug 26, 2024 | Health and Wellness, UCLA
Written by Jenny Lopez (UC Los Angeles), winner of The Californian Abroad Blog Contest (2024) As a student with a mental health disability, I faced a harsh reality—study abroad seemed out of reach. I thought studying abroad was an exclusive adventure for the students...
by Virginia O'Connor | Mar 4, 2024 | Australia and Oceania, UCLA
by Jahnavi Srinivas from UC Los Angeles to the University of Sydney, Australia After having the best semester of my life, I’m here to convince you to study abroad in Australia. It has everything: jaw-dropping scenery, incredible weather, remarkable wildlife,...
by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 15, 2023 | Personal Growth, Returning to California, UCLA
by Anna Nguyen from UC Los Angeles to Hong Kong and Vietnam My maternal Chinese grandparents lived in Vietnam until the Vietnam War. They then fled to Hong Kong, where they lived in a refugee camp for a year with all seven of their children, before being sponsored to...
by Virginia O'Connor | Oct 5, 2020 | Choosing a Program, Europe, UCLA
3-MINUTE TRAVEL GUIDE: GALWAY, IRELAND DON’T FORGET TO PACK For spending 6 months abroad, I don’t think I took too much stuff, but I definitely took the wrong stuff! Due to its position on the west coast, Galway gets the worst of storms in Ireland. You’ll...
by Virginia O'Connor | Jul 25, 2019 | Local Living, UCLA
by Elizabeth Lemerand UCLA, London and Paris During my quarter abroad in Paris and London I was lucky enough to connect with some natives. They showed me beautiful pockets of each city I might not have otherwise seen. For example, the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, a...
by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 20, 2018 | Choosing a Program, Europe, UCLA
3-MINUTE TRAVEL GUIDE: DUBLIN, IRELAND DON’T FORGET TO PACK Contact solution (it’s more expensive in Ireland!), face wash, an umbrella (take it from me, I’m from Seattle!), rain jacket, and Irish electric converters, not UK—read on and you’ll learn why! BEST...
