GEO Blog

Image My third day in Dunedin, visiting the beach! Hi! I'm Keke Singer, an enrolled tribal member of the Umatilla tribe in eastern Oregon. I am now a fourth-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and a minor in…

Hi everyone! My name is Logan Adams, and I’m Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, and American. My mom is half Taiwanese and half Chinese, and my dad is half Japanese and half American. Having a mix of identities like this makes me especially excited to be in Singapore for the summer - there’s probably no…

Hi! I’m Madison, a Business major at the University of Oregon, and I’m currently interning as a Financial Analyst in Bangkok, Thailand. One of the identities I’m highlighting during my time abroad is living with celiac disease—a chronic autoimmune condition that requires me to follow a strict…

Image Hey Ducks, it's Sara! It’s been 3 weeks since I came to Japan, and man, does time fly! I can’t believe my time at Senshu is halfway through (Even though, as I write this, I’m in the midst of midterms– wish me luck!). I’ve been having so…

Image Hi! My name is Megan, and I'm a rising senior at the University of Oregon majoring in Multidisciplinary Science with a minor in Global Health. As a woman in STEM and a pre-physician assistant student interested in dermatology, I was excited…

Image Hola, todosI am Jayden Taylor. I’m a Music History and Culture and Comparative Literature double major with a creative writing minor. I'd consider myself an extremely artsy person and all the work I create is, in part, about me exploring…

Image ¡Hola! Alex Tidwell here—first-generation and non-traditional student—reporting directly from Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. This adventure marks my first experience beyond the borders of the United States and, I tell you what… It has been…

  Image It is bittersweet that my study abroad experience has come to an end. It was something I never imagined myself doing until fall term of this school year, where my professor encouraged my classmates and I to take the opportunity to…

Image Grateful is an understatement. I've been back in the U.S. for three days and as I reflect on my study abroad experience, that is the word that keeps coming to mind. Studying abroad is often described as the most amazing time of your life.…

My time here in Vicenza has been partially what I expected. Nonetheless, it's also been a little more strenuous than I thought it would be, but that's actually been a great thing. The amount I've learned in such a short time has made me much more confident in my architectural knowledge. It's also…