Category Stories: Alumni Reflections
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How I Coped with Losing A Loved One While Abroad
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I will never forget my 21stbirthday, not because I was spending it on an incredible Spring Break Trip in Australia, although that certainly helps make it a bit more memorable. No, the reason I will never forget this birthday is because it was the day I found out my grandfather had passed away. When I…
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GAA and Me: Looking Into Social Connections Through the Use of Sport
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When thinking about Ireland, the most common preconceptions are rolling greens hills, creamy black Guinness, and soaring gray rainclouds. However, one of the defining features of my Irish experience was the Gaelic Athletic Association (or GAA) and its tradition of Irish pride and cultural identity. By participating in GAA at Trinity College Dublin, I was…
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Dealing with Family Loss While Abroad
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Going abroad is exciting and wonderful but can also be a little intimidating. Leading up to my departure to Edinburgh, I had all those conflicting feelings. I had asked all the necessary questions to students who had studied in Scotland and I felt confident in my abilities and ecstatic for the opportunity to live in…
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Living With a Host Family | Love, Language, and Learning
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“Cabra chica, a comer!” My host mom endearingly called to me from the kitchen when it was meal time. I helped set up and the two of us, along with my host sister and dad, sat down for an evening meal called “once”. This is a particularly Chilean meal that resembles an extravagant tea time more…
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A Feminist in Chile
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Where to go? Being a woman, much of life is different for me and studying abroad is not an exception. From contemplating where to go, to actually studying there, there are extra considerations. As a strong feminist who is extremely critical of the United States’ gender issues I was intimidated about what study abroad would…
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How I Managed Being a Student Athlete Abroad
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There is a common misconception that student athletes cannot study abroad. Being a student athlete has been an integral part of shaping my college experience, but I did not want this to inhibit me from going abroad. Being a student athlete did mean that I had some limitations as to which semester I could go…
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How Living in a Spanish Speaking World Changed My Identity
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Figuring out who you are in a different language is not an easy task. While it may seem that achieving a certain degree of fluency in a language will facilitate the ability to express yourself as you do in your mother-tongue, studying abroad has shown me it is a process much more complex, challenging, frustrating,…
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It’s Possible to Study Abroad if You’re a STEM Major: Just ask me!
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I declared my computer science major sophomore year. When I was assigned my advisor, she asked about my plans to study abroad, if I had any, since it can be difficult to fit studying abroad into a STEM major’s college experience. I was unsure but kept the thought in the back of my mind throughout…
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My Golden Internship: Why I Chose to Intern on the Gold Coast
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There is so much pressure to graduate with work experience, yet barely any time. From the very first day of college, my professors have stressed the importance of internships. As a student who is involved in leadership positions in Greek life, the Honors College, and a professional organization, I barely have time to sleep, let…
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4 Reasons to Volunteer During Your Semester Abroad
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There were many incredible things about my time in Chile, including traveling, my host family, and improving my Spanish, to name a few. However, what might have been the highlight of my semester was the time I spent volunteering. During my semester, I volunteered every Monday for about six hours at an incredible organization called…
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