Search results for: “england”
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How To Overcome First Generation Hurdles While Studying Abroad
Let me start by saying that I am a first-generation college student who grew up in poverty. I have also struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life. At one point, I started failing classes and had to drop out of college for a year and a half. Studying abroad has always been…
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From Regret to Optimism: Finding Common Ground in a Foreign Institution
Re-posted with consent from Lea Morin and the Amherst Global Education blog, Beyond the Bubble: The overarching feeling I’ve had since my journey to London has been one of regret. Leading up to my departure, I was on campus working and observing the start of the Fall semester at Amherst as an outsider. I didn’t…
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Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Psychology in London
When I started my semester studying psychology at University College London (UCL), I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Coming from a school that operates under the “block plan” (we only take one class at a time for 4 weeks), I knew it would be a new academic experience. However, I was not totally prepared…
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Introducing the Fall 2022 IFSA Student Marketing Correspondents
July 14, 2022 Meet Our New Roving Reporters There’s no one better qualified to share the experiences of U.S. students in new lands than the students themselves. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce you to our 14 Fall 2022 Work-to-Study Correspondents. We look forward to hearing from this talented crew as they discover Argentina, Australia,…
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Australia Outbound Study Abroad
Short-Term Study Abroad IFSA provides study abroad during three-week Summer programs (January Term) and four-week Winter program (June-July). Opportunities are open to students of all year levels and all fields. No previous knowledge is required and all classes are taught in English (well, except for some language class offerings). Summer options include: Ecology and Sustainable…
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Introducing the Spring 2023 IFSA Student Marketing Correspondents
January 17, 2023 Meet Our Newest Roving Reporters There’s no one better qualified to share the experiences of students in new lands than the students themselves. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce you to our 15 Spring 2023 Student Marketing Correspondents. We look forward to hearing from this talented crew as they discover Argentina, Australia,…
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For the Student Activist Abroad
By January of my sophomore year, I was feeling emotionally and physically drained. It was almost as if all of the energy I had mustered over a lifetime had been sucked out of me by my academic and social situations, as well as the political climate. I had been working over twenty hours a week,…
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Don’t Forget Academics When Choosing a Study Abroad Program
At Kenyon, it seems that most students study abroad primarily to immerse themselves in a different culture. Some do this to become more proficient in the language, others to explore hands-on the history or culture, and some simply want to get out of rural Ohio. And these are all fair and good reasons to study…
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Exploring London Through Street Art
In the spring semester of 2016, I studied abroad in London, England, a long way away from my home state of Texas.I was fortunate enough to have been able to travel across the world with my family before this study abroad experience. We had even been to England on a previous trip.I love traveling, because…
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Finding a Faith Community in a Secular Country
If you’re like me, you spend an awful lot of time worrying about the state of your immortal soul. And as a first-generation college student—at that, one whose parents had never left the country—it was a source of some anxiety for me, whether I’d be able to practice my religion to a sufficiently neurotic extent…