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How Volunteering Abroad Changed Me
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Why Volunteer? Throughout my undergraduate career, my experiences that I have had outside the classroom have always been the most transformative. In fact, volunteering as an English literacy tutor in an elementary school near my high school five years ago was what got me interested in learning Spanish in the first place. Bringing learning outside…
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My Summer in China
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My interest in China began when I was a young teenager around the years 2011-2012, when I became interested in the economies of nations and how they rise and fall. This was motivated by the recent global recession. One day when I was looking at GDP graphs, I saw one showing a future projection in…
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Studying Abroad in China as a Second-Generation Chinese American
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Before studying abroad in Shanghai, I had been to China twice – once when I was 7, and once when I was 10. I only have flashes of memories from these trips: getting trapped in the bathroom at my Nai Nai’s house, visiting the Forbidden City and Great Wall, being stuck in the pouring rain…
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First Generation Abroad
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Is it Possible? It had always been a dream of mine to study abroad every since my older brother did so in Beijing. I was obviously stressed out about how I could possibly afford it. I searched my college’s financial assistance websites and applied for all the scholarships I could find. I also, applied for…
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Study Abroad and STEM: Contradictory or Not?
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Many of my friends back home are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) majors and are on the pre-medical track. Their schedules are jam packed with science and math courses, all hoping to earn top marks to gain entrance to a medical school. They spend hours in labs, clinics, and doing research for their professors…
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How I Learned to Frame my Experiences through Photography
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While studying abroad, I tried to travel as much as possible. One of my later trips was a quick one-day stop in Brussels, followed by meeting up with a friend in Amsterdam. It was the first trip I was going to take by myself, and when I left London at 6am I was filled with a very…
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How to Study Abroad as a STEM Major
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I know what you’re thinking. “I can’t study abroad as a STEM major.” It is a common misconception that STEM majors cannot find classes which count towards their major abroad. This leads to late graduations or overloaded senior years. Now this was certainly not my experience. I’m an engineering major at Harvey Mudd College and…
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You Are Stronger Than You Think: 5 Ways I Dealt with Grief While Abroad
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My biggest fear before heading to New Zealand was not being able to come home in case of an emergency because I would be about 8,000 miles away. Before going abroad, I had only ever lived about an hour away from my hometown. It was a far-fetched problem that remained in the back of my…
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Making the Best out of Academic Opportunities Abroad
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As an international student in the U.S. from Nepal, I found the transition to the culture in the States quite intriguing. I struggled to adjust to the social setting on campus for almost my entire first year. In contrast though, given the small liberal arts setting at Trinity, my academic transition to the new system…
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Understanding Your Power: 7 Ways to Make Your Semester Overseas Less About You
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It’s cliché, but that doesn’t make it any less true: travel opens your eyes to new experiences, new-to-you cultures, new ideas, and new ways of living and looking at the world. But having the ability to both choose and afford to live overseas for a period of time is a privilege, one that many people…