Mary Grace Grigson: Alcalá de Henares, Spain Spring 2019 I have loved the Spanish language ever since I was in elementary school. From kindergarten to second grade I attended a bilingual school, where half of my day was in English and the other half in Spanish. I believe this is where my love for Spanish…
The summer before coming to Auburn my sister and I decided we were going to spend the entirety of the summer backpacking across Europe. From the beginning of June to the end of July, we saw so many places, experienced so many different cultures, and ate delicious food everywhere we went. After we returned home…
There are a lot of things in the world to see, so I hope I can go and see the world. I left my home to study in the United States. When I heard there was a study abroad program offered by the Herbert Business College to do an internship in Madrid in the…
In high school, I learned of a new term – worldview. A worldview is a cognitive perception of the world and cultures. It is a simple word and has a simple meaning, but I did not understand the importance of worldview until I began to study how it affects the way we live our…
Growing up, I was fascinated with Asian culture. I was intrigued by the unique cultural differences from the other side of the world. As a global studies major, I was able to dive more in depth into learning about other countries and cultures. This is what sparked my drive to start my study abroad experience. …
What are the first things you think of when you hear the word London? What comes to your mind? Is it posh English men and women sipping on some Earl Grey while nibbling on a scone? Is it Queen Elizabeth walking her cute little corgis down the pavement (not sidewalk)? Or is it TV shows…
During the summer between my sophomore and junior years of high school, I had the incredible opportunity and privilege to compete in the Gothia and Dana Cups, two major world youth soccer tournaments in Sweden and Denmark. I was so enamored with Scandinavia during these months and I felt such a strong connection to it. I…
Very few things in the world can open up your mind to different ideas, cultures, cuisines, and history like traveling can. I constantly find myself yearning for my next adventure and reflecting on how my travels and experiences have shaped me into who I am as a person today. One of these adventures that I…
At the young age of 8, I fell in love with the world and other cultures. I started begging my parents to let me travel anywhere and everywhere they would let me. Before college, I had already traveled abroad many times, so I knew that I wanted to Study Abroad to fully immerse myself into…
There is one question I always dread when talking about my study abroad experience: where is your favorite place you visited? With all of the amazing, unique, and diverse cities I traveled to during the spring semester of 2017, how am I possibly supposed to choose? My home base was the beautiful city of Barcelona,…