Story Location: England
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Counting Pounds and Pence: Being a Low-Income Student in London
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On my second day in London, the English orientation staff joked that Londoners have the perception that Americans are born with a gold Amex card in hand. Although the room erupted in laughter, I knew it was very likely that a few of the one hundred or so Americans studying in London with me this…
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How Study Abroad Changed My Life – A Digital Story
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Not only did I get a taste of a new world, but I got a taste of freedom that I was not aware I was lacking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwISDTw0kiM&feature=youtu.be Emely Gomez is a student at the University of Redlands and studied abroad with IFSA-Butler at Royal Holloway, University of London in England in 2015.
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How I Learned the Culture of the London Underground – A Digital Story
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Growing up in New York City… I assumed there would be no surprises on the underground in London. I did not find out how wrong I was until I rode the tube in full costume to the IFSA-Butler Halloween party. https://youtu.be/wVhY4VMtY3o Jessica Carlson is a Psychology student at Wesleyan University and studied abroad with IFSA-Butler…
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Flooded With Love for England – A Digital Story
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“The entire northwest of England is flooded. Trains aren’t running, shops are closed, classes have been canceled, students are being sent home. And all you can do is laugh.” Katie’s last weekend in England was not at all what she expected, and that’s exactly what made it so special. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86EPfeNcAc Katie Yackey is a Marketing…
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5 Tips to Keep the "Study" in Your Study Abroad
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People choose where they study abroad for many different reasons, but one of the threads that links everyone together is their desire to study in another country. There are many ways a person learns while studying abroad, but in the classroom is an important one. When I studied abroad at University College London in London,…
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Studying Abroad as a Woman of Color
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If you’re a student of color who is interested in going abroad, it can be both exciting and challenging. You learn to navigate a new environment with an entirely different history and because of that, an entirely different political climate. That results in different attitudes about issues of race and ethnicity. I identify as a…
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Study Abroad: Snapshots in Time
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January Two weeks into my semester in Oxford, I’m attending my first hall dinner. Candles light the room-length dining tables, and the three-course menu is printed on what seems to be parchment. The waiters are all in tuxedos. I’ve never attended such a formal event before. Everyone suddenly stands, and I scramble to my feet…
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Studying Abroad…With a Stammer
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When I’m excited, my tongue trembles. When I’m nervous, it shakes. When I’m meeting new people, it disappears completely, leaving me with soundless lips and syllables that just won’t come, a magician with a vanishing act gone wrong, a ventriloquist with a broken puppet. My doctor says I breathe wrong. Exhalations come in spurts and…
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Student Life at Oxford: Clubs and Societies
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At my US college, people struck up conversations in hallways, in classrooms, in the dining hall, even in line for coffee. I realized this five minutes into my college career: freshman year I was moving into my dorm room when a boy in my hall, fresh from the shower, and a complete stranger, stopped to…
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Alumni Advice: Don’t Let “Likes” Dominate Your Abroad Experience
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Technology dominates our life. There’s no way to avoid it, but there is a way to manage it. Technology can make studying abroad a lot easier. It allows you to easily connect with people at home and it makes navigating around a foreign city a lot easier. But technology, specifically social media, should not dictate…
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