Study 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Immersing myself into this world of studying abroad has opened my eyes in countless ways and provided an entirely new perspective on life in almost every aspect. The idea of traveling the world, learning and living in an entirely new culture, being on your own, moving thousands of miles from everything familiar, has always seemed […]

I arrived in Barcelona on January 11th. I remember everyone asking me if I was nervous before leaving home. My response was always “I’m unsure”. I heard a lot of stories about people getting homesick or not being able to assimilate into their host country. Luckily for me, this hasn’t been an issue. Being a […]