Read stories from IU students about their experiences before, during, and after their study abroad programs.
Spring 2020: Brenden Perez
What do I miss about study abroad? A look back at the semester cut short due to the pandemic.
Studying While Abroad
For students considering a semester abroad, the academic impact of that semester is important.
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Transitions are hard. When I first arrived in London, I was forced to adjust – to the culture shock, to major public transportation, to living and studying with new people, to being independent in a foreign city.
Where to Study?
If it were up to me, I would spend my seven weeks in London sightseeing, visiting museums, sampling cafés, walking along the Thames…
Two Weeks and a Weekend
Time flies when you’re having fun. It also flies when you’re thrust into a bustling, ever-changing metropolis that stretches over 600 square miles and is home to over 8 million people.
Looking Ahead
As I write this, I am sitting in the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport. I have checked my 31-pound bag and made it through security and to my gate. My next stop is Newark Liberty International Airport, and from there – London, England.
THE DENTIST À LA FRANÇAISE
The thing that people don’t tell you about leaving to go abroad is that once the realization hits that you are going to another country for months on end, you essentially turn into a powder keg of emotions.
4,000 Miles from Home
It’s been six months since I first arrived in Aix-en-Provence (Aix). The first semester flew by so quickly that it’s hard to accept that it’s already January.
First Impressions
In my first week here, the same question keeps coming up- perché studi italiano? In English, why do you study Italian?
