June is the best time to visit the Portuguese city of Lisbon. Three of their main holidays take place during this month, and during my four week trip abroad, I was able to celebrate with my group and with city locals. Portugal Day is June 10th, Santo Antonio Day is June 13th, and the Feast of Corpus Christi is on June 16th. This means that the city of Lisbon was…

For the first few weeks of my Study abroad program, I attended the Carl Duisberg  in Berlin, Germany. At this institution I took German language classes. The classes were small and we had an assortment of teachers. We would have one teacher for 2-3 days in a row and another teacher for the rest of the week. I was in the morning class that started at 9 and ended at…

Some of my favorite days abroad were spent in Rome. I took the high-speed train to Rome where I stayed for three days and experienced so much! On the first day, my friends and I visited the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Altar of the Fatherland, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and much of the downtown area. I guess I was not expecting these grand monuments to be so close…

Hi, my name is Jordan Skinner and I am a Senior at CofC majoring in Communications and minoring in Arts Management. I am studying abroad in the Florence, Italy program for the Fall 2022 semester. I decided to choose this program because I have never visited Italy before, and saw this program as an opportunity to be able to further my education and immerse myself in a new culture. I…

Hi my name is Nick Kalyna and I’m a junior majoring in Biology and minoring in Environmental Studies. For the fall semester I’ll be studying at the American College of Greece in Athens, Greece. I chose this study abroad program because the unique culture and environments of Greece have always been of interest to me. During my time in Greece I hope to immerse myself in Greek culture and explore…

For future students, my advice would be to try very hard to fit a program into your time at the College. Even if it is just a short two-week one since you have a hard schedule, which is what I did. It is very worth it. There are some things you cannot learn or experience in a classroom. The opportunity to travel and study abroad at CofC is a great…

Throughout my travels in Ecuador, I was able to see so many different communities. My academic experience was the furthest thing from classes on campus because I was able to immerse myself in the culture and learn firsthand rather than via PowerPoint or textbook. It was absolutely incredible to witness the ways that people maintain sustainability despite not having as many resources as people in the United States do. This…

While this was not my favorite food I tried while in Ecuador, the most noteworthy was what they call Cuy, we call it Guniea Pig. I did not have an expectation for it so I cannot say it was not what I expected, but it was not bad. They flavored it really well, it was just very tough to chew sometimes. They call it Cuy because of the sound they…

Taking a trip to another country is an amazing opportunity that should be utilized by all college students. I cannot stress how important it is to experience other cultures in order to become aware of such diversity. I would advise other students to take advantage of this time in college to go on a study abroad program, even if for a few weeks rather than a semester because it will…