My name is Gaia and I was born in Lecco, Italy but have lived most of my life abroad. For my junior year of college I have embarked on a year abroad in warm Oxford, Mississippi after having spent my first 2 college years in rainy and cold Edinburgh, UK. 5 weeks in my study abroad at…
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Ole Miss by Riette!
Not only do we want to showcase students studying abroad outside of the US, but we also want to share our incoming exchange student experiences at UM! Want to meet international students? Consider becoming a Global Ambassador! You’ll serve as a mentor to incoming students and show them “the ropes!” Below is a blog post by…
Unusual things for an exchange student from Olemiss in Germany (1)
Hi everyone! My next posts are going to focus largely on some of the things I have observed and find atypical or quite different when I compare the student life at Olemiss with that in Potsdam, Germany. One of the things I observed almost on arrival is to be prepared to take cash around: Here…
Riley: Chile
HOLA AMIGOS So I have been living in Viña Del Mar, Chile for about 2 weeks now. I started classes on Wednesday in Valparaíso at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. So here’s some background information to let you know a little bit more about my situation: I am a graduate student, earning my Masters degree…
Ireland: My First Week
Hello, friends! My journey in Ireland has just started, and I’m so excited about all the fun to come. I appreciate you taking the time to follow my adventures this semester. I hope to share some great stories and beautiful pictures with you over the next four months. Since arriving at Maynooth University last Tuesday,…
My Journey to Granada
Trying to figure out what country to study has been a challenge, from trading to decide between Mexico or Spain, of course, Spain won. After deciding on the program, it was time for applying for the visa. If you ever need a visa, apply to it as soon as possible, I was confused with the…
Whatsapp? “Nothing, Whatsapp with you?”
Look at me, becoming the advice blogger. I guess it was the inevitable result of not knowing anyone who has visited Argentina recently and blindly stumbling into the country hoping to pick up on the caveats of day to day life as I went along. So here goes Cecilia’s Big Tip #2- look into how…
Cannes: Settling In
So I have officially been in Cannes for a little over 72 hours now. I surprisingly haven’t felt any jet lag yet. Though the first day I was incredibly tired but I think that was more do to the fact that I hadn’t slept in close to 3 days thanks to nerves and a super…
Ireland: First Days Craze
On Monday our contact from the university took us (Ellen, Hillary, Mallory, and myself) to our prospective schools. We all went to all four schools just as a preliminary kind of visit to meet our principals, cooperating teachers, and students. Every school offered us tea! My school was third on the route. We walked in,…