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Meet Brant Maxwell

📚 Brant is a Management Information Systems Major

🗓️ Fall 2022

🌎 Sweden: Lund - Lund University/SCU

Brant's Blogs:

Upon First Arrival

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Meet Angel Lin

📚 Angel is an Ethnic Studies and Sociology Double Major

🗓️ Fall 2022

🌎 France: Paris - Business & International Affairs/IES

Angel’s Blogs: 

a postcard: from paris, to my beloved communities

vietnamese iced coffee in paris

love, leisure, & gluttony. 

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Meet Jonathan Terryn

📚 Jonathan is a double major in Philosophy and French

🗓️ Fall 2022

🌎 New Zealand: Auckland - University of Auckland/Arcadia

Jonathan’s Blogs:

Where Do I Stand?

Life After Study Abroad

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Meet Lucas Bush

📚 Lucas is a double major in Political Science and Ethnic Studies

🗓️ Summer 2022

🌎 Chile: Santiago - Internship/API

What was your most memorable experience abroad?

My most memorable experience while in Chile was the weekend I was able to go travel to the Atacama desert. San Pedro de Atacama is a beautiful town surrounded by gorgeous valleys, mountains, and sand dunes. I was able to spend 48 hours in and around the town on a whirlwind weekend trip, which allowed me to experience an area of Chile outside of Santiago. I also don't think I had ever seen more stars in the night sky before that night, so far from light pollution.

How did you get involved with the local community while abroad?

I lived with a host family while abroad, which gave me a particularly close connection to the local community. I was able to go with my host family to see their extended family, close friends, local markets, and community events. My host family was my point of contact throughout my entire time in Chile, and they introduced me to a variety of experiences and community events.

What is something you wish you knew before studying abroad?

I wish I had known more about other communities to join during my time abroad. While my host family did introduce to their community, I wish I had been able to meet more people and expand my circle of friends in Chile. Since my internship did not include classes with other Chilean students, outside of my coworkers I had no real community to speak of at work. If I could have done more research and found some extracurricular groups, I would have enjoyed a more complete understanding of life in Santiago.

How were you able to complete your academic and personal goals while studying abroad? 

My internship was the main factor in my time in Chile. I worked with the Center for Indigenous and Intercultural Research, a think tank working in collaboration with the Universidad Católica. My academic and personal goals centered around the work I did with their outreach team, interviewing researchers, and creating external communications and marketing content. My work was fulfilling and important, as well as succeeded in helping me accomplish my goals.

What advice do you have for students who are interested in study abroad?

Go for it! Study abroad is an invaluable experience and something that is really difficult to do after you graduate. Push yourself to go somewhere and gain a wonderful experience that you will remember for the rest of your life. One thing to remember: go with the flow. There will be some cultural differences that throw you for a loop, especially if you're living with a host family. Remember that you won't be able to live the same life you did in the US, and be ready to adapt and learn from your host culture, community, and family.

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Meet Valery Marin-Revolorio

📚 Valery is a double major in Public Health Science & French and Francophone Studies. She also has four minors in International Business, Economics, Political Science, and International Studies.

🗓️ Fall 2021

🌎 France: Nantes - French Language Immersion & Area Studies/IES

What was your most memorable experience abroad?

My most memorable experience was arriving at the University of Nantes for the first time and really understanding how different American universities are to European institutions. 

How were you able to complete your academic and personal goals while studying abroad? 

I was able to immerse myself in the French language and finally use my 11 years of study to use. My speaking fluency improved and I was able to take core classes in French and in a way that was interesting to me.

What is something you wish you knew before studying abroad?

I wish I had done more research on gender norms in the country.

How did you get involved with the local community while abroad?

My teaching internship at a private school allowed me to meet teachers and students from the city in which I lived.

What advice do you have for students who are interested in study abroad?

I would say do not be afraid to go out of the center and learn amongst the students in the city in which you live! You can make new friends and experience more things if you go outside your center's bubble.

Hear more about Valery’s time abroad in Nantes, France on our Podcast, Abroaden Your Horizons. 

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Meet Juliana Trujillo

📚 Juliana is a Bioengineering major with a Chemistry minor

🗓️ Fall 2018

🌎 Spain: Madrid - Engineering, Architecture & Science/IES 

Juliana’s Blogs:

The Countdown to Madrid

No Es Adios

¿Cómo Se Llama "I'm starting to get the hang of this"?

Must See in Madrid

Finals in Spain and Educational Differences

Travel Life Lessons

Missing Home Abroad

Optimizing Your Luggage: What to Bring and NOT Bring to Madrid

The Ins and Outs of Living with a Host Family

When Do I Go to School Again?

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Meet Rachel Chung

📚 Rachel is a double major in Finance and Political Science with a minor in International Business. 

🗓️ Summer 2022

🌎 Paris, France

Rachel’s Blogs:

Transportation in Paris

Why Summer in Paris

Balancing Academics & Personal Goals

Cultural Differences in Paris

Food & Travel Suggestions in Paris

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