Going to Rome was truly an experience like no other. When we began our trip, it immediately started in chaos, however. Our teacher got into a car wreck, plane tickets were giving us issues in a foreign country, and we were all losing a little bit of morale. However, nothing compares to the feeling of stepping off the bus from the airport onto the tight, lit-up streets of Rome,… Read more →

I am so thankful for the opportunity to be able to go to Rome, Italy to study abroad. It was only for 10 days, but I was able to see so much in those 10 days. I have always dreamed of going to Italy, just never thought I’d have the chance any time soon. Taking the Legendary Rome class was extremely interesting, and gave me the opportunity to fulfill… Read more →

This year I was privileged enough to be able to visit the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. I really appreciated the opportunity as I had studied about the islands and animals which are endemic to it for years and years. In eighth grade, my final project in my science class was to make a video on why you should travel to the Galapagos Islands. To be able to actually fulfill… Read more →

From March 8th to March 17th I went on a study abroad trip to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador along with my classmates and professors for a class over Evolution and Darwinism. During the semester we learned about the various animals that inhibit the Galapagos Islands as well as Charles Darwin and his findings which led to the discovery of the theory of Evolution. Within the eleven-day period which we… Read more →

Growing up, everyone learns about how Charles Darwin observed the finches in the Galápagos Islands and how that led to his theory of evolution by natural selection. However, not many people think that they would be one day able to visit this revolutionary locale in person. Amazingly, in the Spring of 2019, I was lucky enough to be able to travel to Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal Islands in… Read more →

I traveled to Rome, Italy where I stayed for ten days as part of a class that I took to satisfy a general education requirement. I didn’t have to take this particular class, but I’m glad I did. There were several very frustrating and tedious things I had to get through before I could go on this trip, however. To name a few, I had to attend an informational… Read more →

I stepped off of the plane in Nairobi on January 3rd with a twisted stomach. It was almost 9pm. The wind was relentless; the traffic went by me in blurs as I stood on the sidewalk waiting for the program organizer to pick me up from the airport. The moment I climbed into the University van, I felt sick. I remember telling myself “There’s no going back. No matter… Read more →

Through study abroad I was able to achieve things I was not sure would ever happen. I went on a plane and traveled to a new country, both for the first time, and I made life-long friendships with individuals I would have otherwise never met. I did all of this through a week-long faculty-led trip. I chose to use this study abroad because, being a pre-med major about to… Read more →