Personal Growth Stories
An Introvert Overseas: A Shy Person’s Guide to Studying Abroad
If you’re a shy, introverted person, could you travel almost 6,000 miles away from home to study abroad on your own? Francesca Casimiro (UC Berkeley) did and you can too. Read her story and learn how you can too.
What Four Months in Paris Taught Me: Lessons in Culture, Politics, Society and Self-Discovery
Gigi Engalla (UC Berkeley) asked a well-traveled stranger for advice on the American study abroad experience and received a prophetic response. The lessons she learned about culture, politics and society on four months in Paris lead to unexpected self-discovery.
Furthering my mother’s legacy through study abroad
Why study abroad for a year? Typically, a full year abroad is the cheapest option – something that Katia Griffin (UC San Diego) learned when she decided to further her mother’s legacy by living abroad as she did.
Seoul Searching: Lifelong Lessons from Studying Abroad in South Korea
Study abroad is an experience that teaches you beyond what you think you will learn. It stretches you, transforms you, and shakes you out of your comfort zone. See the most important lifelong lessons Nico Shin (UC Santa Barbara) learned while studying abroad in South Korea.
10 Skills You Learn on Study Abroad that Pay Off Forever
Wondering if there’s a return on investment with study abroad? Prepare to be surprised. Turns out study abroad helps you learn serious skills that pay off in your academic and professional life forever.
Searching for Myself in Hong Kong: Re-Evaluating What it Means to be Asian American
Anna Nguyen (UC Los Angeles) studied abroad to discover her roots on a quest to become Asian enough. Her journey through Hong Kong and Vietnam, mounds of Chinese food, and hours with the Cantonese language, and finally her own family led her to understand her national and ethnic identity.
5 Tips to Incorporate Your Identity Into the Study Abroad Experience
As a UC Berkeley undergrad, Ramil Mercado spent multiple semesters studying abroad in Southeast Asia and Argentina. Ramil shares tips to help student incorporate their identity(ies) in the study abroad experience.
What I Learned as a Korean American Studying in South Korea
Study abroad at Yonsei University was something Brandon Yoon dreamed of since middle school. Why? Because he owes his existence to that school and its study abroad program. Here’s what he learned about his Korean American identity studying abroad in Korea.
Best study abroad programs for first-time travelers
Traveling abroad for the first time is both exciting and a little scary. You can’t know or plan for everything before studying abroad, but you can make your starting point easier. Take a look at these top UCEAP study abroad programs recommended for first-time travelers.
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