“We might be in a certain environment where we’re surviving, but if we just stay in that one environment we never know how big we can grow.” — Amy Schoenberg Amy currently holds the title of longest guest living abroad having spent 13 years in Italy, and she started at a community college. If you’ve ever thought about […]
“One of my biggest passions for sending students abroad is opening up their perspectives and their world views to see that maybe there are other ways of thinking about things” – Jamie Fleming SHOW NOTES Why Jamie decided to study abroad [0:47] Three different locations! (but be aware of the challenges) Rolling up her sleeves […]
The journey is just as important as the destination *Nick Trefelos is a good example of this. He actually decided to study abroad in northern Italy because of its proximity to other countries and cities. ——— One of the best and most memorable aspects of studying abroad is the opportunity to explore every nook and […]
“I’m definitely more open minded and patient with people who have a different world view than I do” — Sarah Eiden A lot of people study abroad to sharpen their language skills, but Sarah Eiden went to become professionally proficient. 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 That sentence is merely scratching of surface of what a phenomenal trip she had. […]
“It’s so important to get out of what you know. It’s so important to try something new and have that fish-out-of-water experience while you’re young.” – Alison Healy Alison Healy is our first guest on the podcast that didn’t study abroad. And like any good teacher, she morphs her story into a learning experience for pretty any […]
“If you’re looking to grow or to change, or if you’re looking for some way for college to shape you that it hasn’t yet, this is the opportunity to find that spark and find that push to be the kind of person you want to be when you graduate.” — Brielle Saggese Brielle (@briellesajz) is serious about fashion, and […]
“No matter where people come from, they always have bad experiences that have taught them important life skills, and you can always learn from people by gathering and asking them what their experiences have been and what they learned from them.” —Nick Trifelos Nick (@nick.triff) understood his international internship better than anyone I’ve interviewed to date, […]
“We’re all about pushing people outside their comfort zones and really inspiring them to get out there and see the world” — Meg Jerrard Given that this a website that focuses on study abroad, it is only natural that you get students who are rather bullish on the subject. Many have studied abroad twice, I interviewed […]
Ok, so here’s what I did: Every study abroad company compiles annual lists of the most popular study abroad destinations based on data from students that studied abroad with them. I looked at all the lists and simply combined them into one, super list, which you can find below. The beauty of it is that […]
“If you don’t see it for yourself, it doesn’t really happen.” – Mason Nagima In this dual interview Mason Najima and Brittney Rosiles tells us about their trips to Spain and India, respectively. They did it through an organization called USAC, which stands for University Studies Abroad Consortium. They had an amazing time and their interview reflects […]