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Learning Through A New Lens

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July 21, 2022
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As I sit down to write this blog, I truly cannot believe I have barely been in Guatemala a week. My heart is already swollen with love for the Guatemalan people, culture and beautiful landscape, and it genuinely swells a…

Gratitude Across Borders

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May 2, 2022
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My abiding feeling while studying abroad has been gratitude. The opportunities I’ve had this semester while studying at Sciences Po in Paris, France, are mind-boggling. A text I sent at the start of the year after bombarding my friends…

My Global Ambassador Vlog

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April 21, 2022
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For her second post as a Spring 2022 Global Ambassador, Kate Wessels created a video encapsulating her study abroad experience. Due to COVID-19 lockdowns and a broken foot, Kate’s much-awaited study abroad trip was deferred. But in her last semester…

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My French Dispatch

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March 2, 2022
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Living in Paris has been my dream since I was a toddler learning how to read with the “Madeline” picture book. (My mom can still recite the first few lines, and I’m nearly 21 years old—if that gives you an…

Finding Balance While Studying Abroad

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February 14, 2022

Right now, I’m on an airplane for a weekend trip to Dublin, and I’m doing some final preparation for my presentation on Monday. So, it’s only fitting that I am writing about finding a balance between work and travel while…

I Studied Abroad … Now What?

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January 28, 2022

After planning my study abroad trip for more than three years (thanks to what I’ve nicknamed “pandemic patience”), my four months in Costa Rica passed in a flash. I’ve been back in the United States for a little over a…

650 Subjective Words About My Study Abroad in Madrid

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January 12, 2022
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“You are living your best life.” I’ve gotten that text from a couple of friends recently. It’s something I struggle to comprehend. Am I living my best life? Right now, I am pretty darn homesick, but I’ve learned a lot…

Falling in Love with Language Learning

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November 17, 2021

Spanish Frustrations Between my mediocre high school Spanish program and the intense 6-hour courses at UT, I had taken 7 years of Spanish classes in the United States before arriving in Costa Rica. Despite my good grades, I had little…

Host Family Life

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October 27, 2021
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First Impressions Within an hour of my arrival in San José, I had been dropped off at a papaya-colored house 75 meters east of the Palí supermarket, which I soon learned was as close to an official address as you…