Category Stories: Alumni Reflections
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Let Study Abroad Push Your Limits – A Digital Story
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You may have preconceived notions about what you will find in your host country, or what you’re capable of achieving, but you should never let that limit yourself. As she prepared to study abroad, Marianna worried she wasn’t outdoorsy enough for South America. But by the end she conquered all her fears, and came home…
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Science: It’s Even Cooler Abroad – A Digital Story
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I never imagined collecting spiders or digging for insects could make me so excited about not only an environment but also the basic ecology that was going on inside it. Rather than spend her whole semester studying in a classroom, Hannah’s biology class studied on Fraser Island, the only place in the world where rainforest…
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Take a Solo Trip, I Dare You
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Being in a new country brings along new food, friends and adventures. While it is exciting, it can be scary too, and it’s easy to try to slip back into your comfort zone. This is exactly what I found myself doing, and I realized that something needed to be done about it. So, I decided…
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We Create Community: Mural Painting in Valparaíso – A Digital Story
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“Although my physical presence in the city of Valpo was temporary, the mark I left was permanent.”In the wake of the devastating 2012 fire, Carly found a way to connect to the city through a community art project for a local school. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ahdAnpSkQds?feature=oembed Carly W. | Psychology student | University of Denver | IFSA Chilean…
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How I Learned to Trust My Path
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“What are you going to do after you graduate?” This is one of the most dreaded questions a college student may ever hear. For many people this is an anxiety-inducing question, but for me it has always been an easy one. Since I was 13, I knew that I wanted to go into the medical…
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A Different Kind of Connection – A Digital Story
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Sometimes memories exist only in your mind. But these memories can be equally remembered and cherished there. After losing her cell phone on the train in Australia, Emily discovered a new, more spontaneous way to connect to the world around her. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QaoDJlEChII?feature=oembed Emily E. | Psychology student | Skidmore College | University of Melbourne Partnership in…
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A Sport of Passion – A Digital Story
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Futbol: It’s a game not only meant to be played, but celebrated within the community. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FVW1Z1I_aXE?feature=oembed Meredith H. | Environmental Studies student | Meredith College | Universidad Nacional Partnership in Heredia, Costa Rica
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Finding The World Within You – A Digital Story
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“These histories gave me a whole new perspective about Argentina and I realized that I could actually feel that part of me is with this country.” Shunichi finds a way to connect with Argentina through his nationality. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fb6ycLGYO24?feature=oembed Shunichi M. | Soka University of America | IFSA Argentine Universities Program in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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An Open Letter to Myself Before Study Abroad
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You are so different now than you were before, my friend. You were so young, so naïve. You’d been brought up hearing about the bad things in the world and of course you knew that they weren’t just stories… But you’d never witnessed first-hand a significant lack of education. You will learn that there is…
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Interning in Australia – A Digital Story
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“Going abroad didn’t keep me from excelling. It gave me adventure and opportunities all in one. Don’t let your fears hold you back, because if you do you will be missing out on the most amazing opportunity of all: really living.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/zishdt5IaZw?feature=oembed Julie H. | Columbia University | University of Sydney Partnership in Australia | 2014
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