My Outlook email pinged and I rushed to my laptop. I furiously clicked my email tab open, anxious for the message I had been waiting to read for weeks. And there it was. My acceptance letter granting me the opportunity to study abroad on the Provost Pre-Freshman Program to Montréal, Canada. I was overcome with…
When I decided to go abroad for an entire summer, I truly had no idea what was ahead of me. I knew I would miss home, but not to the extent that I did. I knew I would make new friends, but I never thought they would be some of the most amazing people…
Studying abroad was something I had wanted to do since I was a little kid. I was fortunate enough to go on a 17-day program to China when I was 13, and a week-long study abroad program to Belize when I was 18. Both of these trips helped me rid of any doubt that I…
When I came to Auburn for my freshman year, I had already decided that I was going to study abroad. I did not know where, but I knew I wanted to go for a whole semester and completely submerge myself in another culture. I had never been to Europe, so my love for history and…
I cannot even begin to think about the amount of times that I have told my “study abroad story.” For countless weeks and months after I returned from my program I kept getting asked about my experience from friends and family. Honestly, I even got some facebook messages from people while studying abroad that kept…
Sometimes stepping out of your comfort zone can be the best thing possible. This past summer I stepped out of my comfort zone and spent 7 weeks in a country that I had never been to before. It was my first time traveling to Europe and it was the longest time I have spent…
When I talk about my abroad experience, I could tell you about so many things. I could talk about the way I was ready for the physical travel, but not ready for the lifelong friendships I would make. I could tell you about how I wasn’t prepared for the culture shock or the way I…
Esther Ngumbi Post-Doctoral Fellow, Entomology Office of International Programs/University Outreach Esther’s International Involvement: I have a passion for International work. I am heavily engaged in International work both in my native country—Kenya and other countries in our global world. On a beautiful summer day of August, 6, 2011, I attained what at times seemed to…
Nighet Ahmed Graduate student (Ph. D in Adult Education) Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology Nighet’s International Involvement: Today, the United States stands at a threshold of being a diverse and pluralistic society with people from multiple cultures, speaking multiple languages. Similarly, Auburn University has seen an exponential growth in the enrollment of its international student…