GEO Student Testimonials
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My Amazing Time in Segovia
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Study abroad is the most amazing opportunity to live in a new country surrounded by people your age, who have the same love to travel and gain new experiences all without the stress of finding 3 months off in your career. The ability to…
Wine Marketing in Sienna, Italy
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I have loved being back in Siena, Italy at the GEO center and working with students from the wine marketing, drawing & painting. I look forward to helping the Clark’s honors students and pre freshmen in the coming weeks. It has been fun…
My Amazing Summer in Berlin
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Whether it was biking for hours in the park, flying to a different country on the weekend or taking a train to a new neighborhood, I felt a sense of familiarity and adventure during my time in Berlin. The comfort came from my cohort: the…
STEM in London
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STEM in London week 1 excursions to the Science Museum to look at the history of medicine in the UK (the attached photo). And a trip to Kew Garden to meet with a world renowned botanist and expert in plant identification and conservation…
Studying Abroad and What Representing UO means to me
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My name is Samara Schuman and I graduated from UO this year as a Chinese Flagship student, Boren Scholar, and student organization founder with a major in Chinese and double minors in political science and business administration. In…
History and Culture in Berlin
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Spending this past summer in Berlin was an amazing experience! I learned so much about Berlin’s amazing culture and deep history and also learnt so much about myself! I would absolutely recommend studying abroad to every single student.…
Exploring the Dolomites With Friends
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These photos were taken throughout my time in the Dolomites. I cannot recommend this program enough as I not only found myself in awe of the landscape around me but also captured by the people I got to experience it all with. Professor…
Learning Through a German Summer
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My experience studying abroad was amazing! Every new, fun, and especially awkward moment was a valuable learning experience. There’s no better way to learn about a culture than to see it in person. I hope everyone considering study abroad…
Beaches, Festivals, and History in Italy
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These pictures are from some of the excursions we've done so far to the beach, the Festival Lights and the place where I go to class as well as historical buildings in the province of Lecce. I really recommend this program, is very dynamic…
The Amazing Culture of Kyoto
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The thing that made my study abroad experience memorable were the people. Without our teacher, Professor Kaori Idemaru, the experience wouldn't have been nearly as spectacular as it was. We also had amazing tour guides who were always…