Then and Now: What I’ve Learned
The first thought I had leaving Dubai airport, as I struggled to drag my old worn out suitcase and keep up with my driver as he escorted me into the parking garage was, “Wow, it’s really humid.” My second thought… READ MORE →
My Shakespearean Tragedy…but Everything Works Out in the End
My study abroad was not glamorous. In fact, during the initial week of my study abroad in Guayaquil, Ecuador at La Universidad Casa Grande, I felt as if Shakespeare could have written a tragedy detailing my immersive experience. I didn’t… READ MORE →
What experiences from your time abroad as a Gilman Scholar continue to resonate and influence you today?
One aspect of my study abroad experience that continues to resonate with and influence me today is the cultural lifestyle of the Brazilian people. From my perspective, Brazilians are selfless, social and outgoing. Unlike Americans, Brazilians do not concern themselves… READ MORE →
The Accelerated Guide to Learning a Language
I have always had a mission, a mission to have a full conversation in Arabic without any stuttering or mistakes. This goal seemed very simple and straightforward, but never attainable. Even though my continuous studying throughout my education I always… READ MORE →
First in My Family: To Go Abroad
First in My Family: To Go Abroad One of the best parts of college is that it often a time and place that many “first-time” experiences happen. Although I wasn’t the first in my family to go to college, I… READ MORE →
Chance in Japan – My Life in Tokyo, Japan
Meet Dimah
Meet Dimah (aka Juliet), a 20 twenty-year-old senior business student at the American University of Sharjah. Half Emirati and half Palestinian, she is the second youngest of five girls and grew up attending her father’s schools in Abu Dhabi. She… READ MORE →
A Day Oot
A knock at the door informs me that the postman has a parcel for me. I pull the door wide. “Hiya,” he says, straight-faced, as he hands me the box. I smile inwardly, noting how much I’ll miss this comically… READ MORE →
Worldwise; Beyond St. Andrews
According to travelersdigest.com, the “southern tip of England to the northern end of Scotland would stretch from Los Angeles to the Oregon border”. I was born in central California and have family throughout the southern half of the state, but… READ MORE →
Studying abroad- What’s the big deal!?
“My biggest regret in college was not studying abroad!” I was constantly told by my mentors that their one regret in college was not studying abroad. At the time I didn’t understand why that would be a regret and I… READ MORE →