Learning about the culture, customs, and traditions in a new place is the best part about studying abroad. I’ve attended a couple events since being here, the biggest being Carnaval. I would describe Carnaval as a parade full of music, dancing, and overall good vibes. For one night, I traveled with two friends to another part of Argentina that is well known for their Carnavals and it was absolutely incredible!…
While we were in London we visited the Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club. We visited their stadium and met their community outreach coordinator Justin. Justin and the whole crew at Queens Park Rangers were very welcoming and made sure we were having the best experience they had to offer. QPR is a smaller football team in London in one of the lesser tiers of the English football league. Their team…
One of the stops on our journey through the UK was New Castle Upon Tyne. A city up in the northern region of England located right on the Tyne River. I didn’t have a lot of expectations when I arrived in Newcastle. It was late and we had taken the train from Nottingham. As we traveled farther up north the weather grew colder and colder. After we got settled in…
To say the least, being abroad has been the most humbling and terrifying experience ever. But also, the most rewarding. I can confidently say that the Loral who arrived in January is not the same Loral as the one leaving in May. As soon as I stepped off the bus in Trujillo, my bags were retrieved, and I was kissed on each cheek by my host dad who spoke such…
By far the highlight of my study abroad experience was the three day tour I took of the Highlands. Before the trip I had seen some really gorgeous parts of Scotland and I thought that I had seen everything that the country had to offer. I was so beyond wrong. The Highlands was the most beautiful place I have ever been to in my entire life. The sheer amount of…
One thing I heard continuously before studying abroad in Scotland was, “Oh, you better eat good food while you are still in the States,” or “Good luck enjoying the food over there.” But once I landed in Edinburgh I very quickly realized they were all wrong. In fact, I have fallen in love with Scottish food so much that I am not looking forward to not having it as an…
Scotland, much like the rest of the countries that make up the UK, is full of old castles. Some castles have withstood the passing times better than others. Yet out of all of the castles that I have visited so far in my time studying here, none beat the beauty or magnitude of Dunnottar Castle in Stonehaven. Stonehaven is a small village just south of Aberdeen on the east coast…
I am Eli Johnson, a junior studying Creative Writing at the College of Charleston, and am currently studying abroad at the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland. One of the reasons that I picked Stirling out of all the other wonderful choices I was provided with by the CIE was primarily because of Scottish history and culture. So I was even more pleasantly surprised when I saw the beauty of…
Here in Trujillo, Spain I have had the unique opportunity to fully immerse myself in the Spanish culture. I have been able to do this through living with a host family and by having an internship here in Spain. In my first month here, a holiday called Carnival occurred. Carnival is just before Lent and the celebration is to participate in indulgence and festivities with friends and family. People in…
I am Hannah Johnson, a junior at the College of Charleston. I am currently studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain under the COFC faculty led program. I am majoring in International Business and minoring in Spanish. I chose this program because I wanted to be able to fully immerse myself in Spanish culture as much as possible. I also wanted to be surrounded by the Spanish language as much as I…
