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Feeling Like a Freshman Again
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Saying goodbye to my friends and family as I finished packing my suitcases to travel to London brought nervousness, and the feeling of knowing I had new roads ahead of me brought butterflies to my stomach. I had to ignore these temporarily as I was focused on making my way through security and getting to…
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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mental Health Issues Abroad
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“Wherever you go, there you are.” As someone with a host of mental health issues resulting from a past I’d do anything to forget, these words have always been a reminder that no matter how far I travel, I’ll never be able to escape myself and my history. But as I reflect on the challenges and…
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Saving Money on London Public Transportation
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Welcome to the city that has a “tube” and monstrous looking buses. The first thing I realized after taking my first trip by tube was how expensive the London public transportation can be—specifically in relation to New York, since that’s where I’m from. I will break this up into ways to save money on London…
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Living My Goals in Argentina
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“My goal was music. How I realized that goal was by doing something I could have never imagined before. ” https://youtu.be/Bx7rBOwYCpw Julie W. | Public Policy major | Duke University | IFSA Argentine Universities Program | 2018
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My Immersion Story: Finding Community Abroad
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“Not only did finding a community help my mental health, it showed me a way of life I’m happiest living — I fell in love with my friends, I fell in love with the city and I fell in love with my time abroad [in Melbourne].” https://youtu.be/q7SV9LS2dxI Paige S. | Biology, Anthropology & Public Policy…
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Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget While Abroad
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Here are some tips on eating healthy on a budget while abroad. It might be quite difficult to live in London and not spend thousands of pounds on food alone – the money you could otherwise spend on city exploration and traveling (trust me, I spent around 200 dollars on groceries in my first week). But…
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5 Differences Between US and UK Academic Systems
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I have found 5 Differences Between US and UK Academic Systems during my time studying abroad. As an education major, I have spent a lot of my time in different schools learning different teaching styles. Coming to the UK has shown me a new and more focused style of teaching and learning. These are the…
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Indigeneity: New Ways of Thinking
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While spending a semester in Melbourne, Australia, Aaron Smithson was prompted to think critically about the state’s colonial past and his own complicity in the oppression of Indigenous communities by living on native land and using native resources. https://youtu.be/VPC4BcLqdyM Aaron S. | Urban Studies, History & Theory of Architecture, and History Major | Columbia University | University of…
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How Study Abroad Taught Me Time Management
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A year ago I embarked on the journey of a lifetime to Sydney, Australia. A place I had never been, with people I had never met, at an unbelievably large university. I didn’t exactly know what to expect from the city, my new roommates, or my new school. This was the epitome of being out…
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How Study Abroad Sparked My Professional Goals
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Planting The Seed At My Home University When I was in my junior year, studying computer science and public health, I didn’t have a clear idea of where I wanted to direct my interests. The public health class I was taking at college was centered around epidemiology and public health crises in America, focusing on…