by Jennifer Monroe | Mar 31, 2026 | Australia and Oceania, Europe, Returning to California, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Diego
Contributors: Annika Sundberg (UC Berkeley), Chloe Margulis (UC San Diego), Corra Nordheim (UC San Diego), Jolene Marie Ku (UC Davis), Leanna Chin (UC San Diego), 2024 blog writing contestants You’ll take thousands of photos during your study abroad...
by Jennifer Monroe | Mar 31, 2026 | Europe, Local Living, UC Berkeley
by Rebecca Mendoza (UC Berkeley) studied abroad in Spain “The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (…) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse to live.” – Freya Stark Life can often...
by Virginia O'Connor | Mar 31, 2026 | Europe, UC San Diego
By Marisol Mendoza (UC San Diego) studied abroad in Barcelona By the time I arrived in Barcelona in August, 2023, I’d already received multiple messages from UCEAP about culture shock. I naively believed that because I spoke Spanish and had briefly visited the...
by Virginia O'Connor | Nov 25, 2025 | Personal Growth, UC Santa Cruz
By Brooke McKenna Taylor (UC Santa Cruz), studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain If there is one thing known about me, it is that I love the color green. I love the green found at my home university, in the redwoods, in the seaweed by the seashore, and in the rolling...
by Virginia O'Connor | Mar 5, 2025 | Europe, Personal Growth, UC Santa Barbara
By Solene Granatur (UC Santa Barbara) studied abroad in Spain So you’ve applied to study abroad—your application is submitted, and all the paperwork is filed. And suddenly you’re dreaming of walking through streets you don’t know, meeting new people,...
