Coming home from such large experiences always trigger a period of required rest for me. I tend to return and collapse into a minimum of a week of recuperation, sometimes longer. This adjustment period is a mix of many things: recovery from burnout, culture shift, and just the sheer need to process…

Image   Image My study abroad experience in Querétaro, México, was an incredible and humbling experience. There was so much to learn and love, with, at times, an overwhelming number…

Image   Image I have been back in the U.S. for five days after traveling Europe for seven weeks. Before my program ended and my additional travel began, one of our teachers briefed us…

Image My month in Singapore was colorful, shining, and beautiful outside and inside. I am so thankful for the opportunity that I was able to spend a month in a country that I think I can call a “New Home.” Image…

When I decided to intern in Senegal for two months this spring, I didn’t quite know what to expect. It would be my first time in Africa and my first visit to a French-speaking country, despite having only taken one term of French prior to boarding the plane there. And yet it was with excitement and…

Image Hello my fellow travelers, my name is Joshua Amath Castellanos Ramos. I am a first-generation nontraditional UO senior who thought the best way to end my undergraduate journey was to study abroad! Let’s go Class of 2023!…

Image As of this writing, I have now been in the country of Jordan for a month, and find myself surrounded by truly incredible people and fellow students. I live in a building made of tan stones, up the street from a mosque whose call to prayer…

Image In general, my time abroad has been wonderful. I was so nervous going on this program as I had never been to Europe and been away from my family for that long. I did not have many expectations going into the program as I wanted to be open…

Image Hello, my name is Sarah Shewaye and I identify as a proud first generation American. My father was born and raised in rural Ethiopia and emigrated to Oregon when he was 18. My mother is ethnically half Russian and half Ukrainian and was…

Image   Image Image About Me ^-^Over the years, I have been called many names including Minh Hiêu, PresiDante', and even Pro Nacho Maker. Each name has a unique story that I cherish.…