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Falling in Love with Barcelona
Isabella Anzideo, IES Barcelona Spring 2025 Barcelona was the best city I could have imagined to study abroad in. It was the perfect city for me. The city of Barcelona is vibrant, diverse, and filled with energy. The city has so much history yet still modern with today’s society. When I first arrived in Barcelona,…
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Gaining Clarity of Goals Abroad
Isabella Anzideo, IES Barcelona Spring 2025 Studying abroad has definitely changed me for the better and has influenced me on all different levels. While studying abroad I gained a new perspective on things not only about myself but about the world. Before going abroad, I knew what my academic, career and personal goals were but…
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Approach Study Abroad with an Open Mind
Isabella Anzideo, IES Barcelona Spring 2025 There are so many things I could say but the most important piece of advice I think I can give and what helped me the most is to approach everything with an open mind and a willingness to be uncomfortable and try new things. You have so many expectations…
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Advice for Future Study Abroad Students
Emilee Coleman, TEAN: Seoul Spring 2025 Before partaking in your experience abroad, there is only so much information you can take in and learn about before leaving the US. Since I had friends that studied abroad before me, I got to hear all about their endeavors and advice for studying abroad, but it only helped…
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Participating in Student Organizations While Studying Abroad
Emilee Coleman, TEAN: Seoul Spring 2025 Being in South Korea, I have had many friendly interactions with the locals; especially with elders. Whenever we were lost or having a hard time trying to find our location, the locals gladly stepped up and pointed us in the right direction! Regardless of any language barriers that may…
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Dorm-Style Living in Seoul
Emilee Coleman, TEAN: Seoul Spring 2025 Through my study abroad program, TEAN (The Education Abroad Network), I am staying in one of the on-campus dorms at my host university. The dorm rooms here are suite style, so I share my room as well as a bathroom with two other people. One of my roommates is…
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Exploring South Korean Cities
Norah Phillips-Pinkney, TEAN: Seoul Spring 2025 As an American it’s extremely difficult to travel outside of the continental United States because flights can be so expensive. Like most people I wanted to take advantage of my time abroad and the accessibility to travel to different parts of South Korea and other countries. Thankfully through the…
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Wishing to Return to Korea University
Norah Phillips-Pinkney, TEAN: Seoul Spring 2025 I’ve strayed away from my initial college plan a lot, going from Pre-Med to business, not wanting any leadership positions to becoming president, I’ve changed so much from my 18 year old self. I also expected my time abroad would contribute to that growth. From the beginning I was…
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Exploring Seoul for a Semester
Norah Phillips-Pinkney, TEAN: Seoul Spring 2025 A lot of people say college will be the best four years of your life, though that opinion might be debatable to be frank I can see the appeal. Being a college student in Seoul going to Korea University is really fun with something happening almost every week, whether…
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What I Learned Abroad as an ISA: Granada Student
Rachel Turkington, ISA: Granada Spring 2025 Advice for ISA Granada: Advice for Study Abroad in General: