Sarah Jordan Oliver: Summer Program in Tuscany 2019 I used to get asked all the time to close my eyes and envision myself in my “happy place.” Usually this was during times of stress or sadness, and all I could come up with was a day and the beach, or in a hammock with a…
Adan Youngblood: Architecture in Rome Almost a year before my study abroad program took place, I sat at The Bean coffee shop, clicking the refresh button on my email over and over. My friends had started receiving their Architecture in Rome acceptance emails, and I was anxious to receive mine. When the email finally appeared,…
Christina Alibozek: Bordeaux Exchange Program These were the words at the forefront of my mind as I sat on the plane home, tear-streaked face, looking down on the city that had become my home for the past 5 months. It was hard to believe that a place I had never even visited before had become…
Hollen Terry: Backpacking Across Europe with College Human Sciences Summer 2019 Five weeks, nine countries, fourteen cities, and one big, green backpack. Mine was no ordinary pack, It wasn’t the outdoorsy type that hikers take when they go camping, backpacking, or trekking through rugged terrain. I found those types of packs to be too small…