With my semester just about to finish as I am writing this, I wanted to talk about how a study abroad semester is different from a normal semester in Charleston. Obviously, my view is specific to the experience in Budapest and will vary from other universities in different countries. The first thing to note is that you are entering into a new culture that you most likely have not experienced…
Sziasztok, I had always heard from people that go abroad that it might not be the material in school that teaches you the most but the experiences that come along with Studying Abroad. For me, traveling to different regions of Europe has been what has taught me the most. Learning about geography, cultures, and languages is one thing, going to the countries that you are learning/have learned about is another.…
Szia, Being roughly a month into studying abroad now there are many cultural, language, and societal aspects that I have picked up that I did not expect to encounter living in Budapest, Hungary. To start, the language Hungarian, or Magyar, is different than any other language in the world and known as the 4th hardest language to learn as an English speaker. It is a 40 letter alphabet that has…
