Student Bloggers

The following is a repost from The Ohio State University Buckeye's Abroad page, which shares a mid-semester reflection from Addi Obermeyer, a current ISI Perugia - the Umbra Institute Student: “Studying abroad while I am young is very important to me…

When I first learned my Theatre class was going to see Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre, I had doubts as to whether I would actually enjoy the two hour and forty five minute production. Once the show began, though…

When I finalized my decision to study abroad, the first thing I knew I definitely wanted to do wasto go on a solo trip. Living in a new country is one hurdle, but I wanted to give myself the experience of traveling fully on my own, without program coordinators…

I am a student-athlete playing lacrosse at Tufts University, and studying abroad has always been something I dreamed of doing. However, after finishing the spring season just before the fall I had planned on going abroad, my team competed in the National…

My name is Ava DeLaurentiis and I am a senior who just finished studying abroad in Perugia, Italy this past fall. With that, I wanted to share my favorite things I learned from this experience with the hope that it may help others who are looking to study…

During the age of COVID, all I could do to escape my boredom was read, work out, and listen to music while I dreamed of better days to come. One band whose music I became truly entranced with was the Beatles. The Beatles are popular for a reason. Their…

While I had friends going abroad during the same semester as me, I was the only one going to Scotland. Not only that, but I was also the first in my family to study abroad and I had never been out of the country. I was completely lost, until my grandmother…

Before this semester I had never traveled by myself. I’ve been to lots of places, but alone. However I knew I wanted to study abroad and I wanted to go somewhere different. That’s how I found myself in New Zealand- 10,000 miles from home with an 18 hour…

Always On the Move I am used to moving, well acquainted with the familiarity of unfamiliarity. But studying abroad is different. It's an experience of choice, of deciding to traverse the unknown. It's an adventure, known for its ups and downs, of wonder…