study abroad

With fall in full swing and adjusting back to life after studying abroad, I have been doing a lot of reflecting. Growing up in a small suburb in Denver, Colo., U.S.A., I experience every season, every year. I consider myself […]

By Aidan Loughren Time goes on, people change, and life flashes before our eyes. This time that goes on can be turned into time spent traveling. People changing can be used as an opportunity to grow and create new relationships. […]

Grief can slap you in the face with shock, jolt you awake with terror, or knock you into an emotional coma. It can also bore you to tears, make you pee your pants laughing and even awaken your sexual desires. […]

Studying abroad can be unnerving, but when you make it you need to celebrate. What is usually not discussed, along with mental illness abroad (which you can read about in part two here), is the adaption back — or “re-entry.” […]

This must be some form of culture shock. For the 3rd time that day, this thought crossed my mind as I checked the day’s forecast. And as expected, it was well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A temperature like this would […]

“In my imagination home was a place of radical openness, of recognition and reconciliation, where one could create freely” – Bell Hooks What does home look like when you’re studying abroad? Is home a place, a feeling, or a person? […]

Growing up in a religiously-blended household, Erin was never “enough.” Not Catholic enough, not Jewish enough, and she even experienced a brief identity crisis when she realized that being white in her predominately Hispanic hometown of El Paso, Texas set […]

When it comes to the different people that travel the world, some have a bit more experience than others. Two of the most popular ways to experience traveling is by either studying abroad in a different country or by actually […]