Logan Plowinske Class on 2024 Social/ Cultural Experiences Oxford is a beautiful city with a lively student population and cultural diversity. One of the social highlights that I experienced in Oxford was going to University Park with some of the other international students that lived in Logan House. The park is a great place to […]
Cheers! My Time Exploring Oxford and London
Introduction My name is Lilly, and a couple weeks after finishing up my sophomore year at Salve Regina, I flew across the Atlantic to embark on a month-long journey to Oxford, England (with a few visits to London too!). I was out of my comfort zone for the entirety of the trip, and honestly, I […]
—-From New Oxford, PA to Oxford, UK—
Fritz’s Experiences Studying Abroad Summer 2023 Studying in Oxford has most definitely broadened my understanding and perceptions about the world outside of my own. Through conversations with others, lecture experiences and observations during excursions, I believe that I am more knowledgeable and have grown as a person. From the historical sites and beautiful architecture to […]
La perolata mía: The Information I Wish That I Had Known Before Studying Abroad
Introduction Perolata. A word that, if searched, does not exist. Instead, the results that emerge are for the word “perorata,” which is defined by the Real Academia de Lengua as a “discurso o razonamiento, generalmente pesado y sin substancia” (discourse or reasoning, generally weighted and without substance) (n. pág.). But that is not what a […]
Goodbye Budapest, Hungary
Ethan David5 June 2023Budapest, HungaryBlog #2 Saying goodbye to Budapest, Hungary was not easy. The friends I made, the places ive been, and the city itself made it difficult to board the plane home. However, I am happy to see my friends and family again. Once I got home, I laid in bed and reflected […]
Exploring Barcelona and Beyond
Before leaving Barcelona, I had one last day to soak up the city’s beauty. I spent it sitting near the Sagrada Familia, watching people taking pictures and admiring the architecture. It brought back all the memories from my time abroad—meeting people, exploring new places, and staying up late to experience it all. All I could […]
Wishing to Slow Down Time
Four months later… I can now say that I have two homes across the world from one another, friends scattered across the United States, and countless memories. I have experienced greater things that I could have imagined, but the most life-changing of all is the self that I am left with at the end. Over […]
Home Away from Home
Creating a “home away from home” isn’t an easy thing to do, but it surely makes adjustment periods easier. I love to travel and try new things, which often includes going to new places, therefore creating a few different “home away from homes”. Going into the study abroad experience, I had the hope that Seville […]
Finding Joy in the Unexpected
Going abroad was always something I was so sure about going into college, but where I would study was a bigger question. During my first meeting with my advisor, I made a checklist of all the things I wanted in a program such as living with a host family, being in South America, having the […]
Reflections On a Semester Abroad…
The days between April 16th and April 22nd were surprisingly the best and worst days of studying abroad. From paddleboarding along el Río Guadalquivir with friends, a sunset trip to Plaza de España, chatting with my host parents about their strangest experiences hosting American students, to eating my favorite tapas for the last time, I […]