I have been in Trujillo for two months already and time is flying by. I know my way around for the most part and I don’t really get lost anymore. I still can only speak a little bit of Spanish, enough to get me by I guess. I am learning more and more about the language as time passes and I think I can understand it pretty well now. Learning…
Hi, my name is Mitchell Rupp and I am a current junior at the College of Charleston. I am majoring in Psychology with a minor in Crime, Law, and Society. For this fall semester I am studying at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. While I had many places in mind where I wanted to study when deciding where to study abroad, Rome was the one that always stood out.…
I’m finally back home in South Carolina after a very busy three months abroad in Trujillo, Spain. I am very happy to be back and see my family and friends, but it was really hard to leave my new home. Just as I began to get comfortable in Spain, it was time to go home. I had to say goodbye to my host family which was very hard. I tried…
By studying abroad in Rome, Italy, you are living in the perfect spot to travel and explore the rest of the beautiful country. Rome is almost right in the middle of the “boot” which makes it easy to travel around. With almost every city being accessible by a quick and cheap train ride, you are able to experience a whole new part of Italy whenever you would like. For my…
In the weeks leading up to my arrival in France, I could already tell my academic experience at EDHEC would be much different than at CofC. For starters, whenever I would email questions to faculty in Nice, the answers they gave were always very vague and didn’t give me much help. Then, when I registered for classes, they told me I wouldn’t know my schedule or professors until I arrive…
Getting used to living like a local was easy for me to do in Trujillo. I say this because we are living with host families so it’s easier for us to integrate into the community. A typical day for me living in Trujillo would start off with some stovetop Cuban espresso or café leche. I was never a big fan of coffee until I moved to Trujillo. Now I’m an…
Hi! My name is Alyson. I am in my second semester of my junior year at College of Charleston and my major is Communications. I have been given the opportunity to study abroad in Trujillo this semester while living with a Spanish host family and I couldn’t be more excited. I chose this specific program for so many reasons. One of them was the fact that the Trujillo program was…
For future students interested in studying abroad, my advice would be to do your research. Find out where you want to go, specific places you really want to see, and book any trips as early in advance as you can. However, I would also advise not being too hung up on your plans. Expect things to go wrong, because they will. You’ll have a travel issue, you’ll have awkward instances.…
I think that studying abroad doesn’t only widen our view on the world itself, but it widens our view of ourselves within the world. Personally, I am a hands on learner and when I am in an environment such as this, it helps me academically because these are lessons that are engrained into my mind now because of the setting we are learning in. Studying out of the country gives…
The welcoming people, delicious food, and beautiful sights make Sevilla a highly attractive study abroad destination. I have spent my Fall 2019 semester here and I am in love with it. Here are a few things you should know about Sevilla that you probably won’t find online. Sevilla is a great city to experience Spanish culture Sevilla is known for its rich culture and diversity. This is one of the…
