Student Stories

Participating in an Education Abroad Program will expand your horizons. You'll learn about the world - and you'll learn about yourself, too. But don't take our word for it, hear it directly from students who have gone abroad!

Education Abroad Stories

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Students, Travel

Spinning Reels and Selling Style in Berlin

“Living in a different city definitely changes your perception of how big the world is; it can help you become more sure of what you want to do. Learning from other people can change your dreams.” Gabrieli, summer, Berlin

March 12, 2026

Maya Arun

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Travel, Students

India Study Tour

“Take this course if you enjoy travel and want to experience challenges in being in a country that is very different from where you are living or very different from what you have experienced so far.”

March 12, 2026

Maya Arun

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Travel, Students

Healing through Travel, Grounded by Culture

“I would recommend going abroad at least once. Travelling — it fights against being small-minded, and it builds more empathy and appreciation for other cultures.” Tuesday, e3, French Alps

March 12, 2026

Maya Arun

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Students, Travel

Voices of change

“It's easy to beat yourself up at times when you look at others. But that’s the beautiful thing about exchange — you get to just leave that life and leave the person you are, and you get to choose who you want to be.” Vaishnavi Goboodun, internship, U.S.

October 28, 2025

Maya Arun

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Travel, Students

Where chaos meets tranquility

Now working to attract Asian investment to Camrose, Maven Boddy says, “I think that’s a really tangible way of how travelling there has led me to have more compassion and more understanding of other cultures.” Maven Boddy, faculty-led program, India

October 21, 2025

Maya Arun

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Travel, Students

Lochs, law and lore

“I really, really loved Scotland. I want to practice law. Even though different countries practice law differently, at their core, they're still exactly the same.” Swaleha Ahmad, exchange, Scotland

October 21, 2025

Maya Arun

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Travel, Students

Finding warmth in the cold

“I enjoyed talking to the people up north the most because they're kind of different from the rest of Norway, from anyone you'd meet in Canada. They live so far up north and most of them haven't ever left there. So their perspective on the world was very eye opening.” Afra Rahmanfard, exchange, Norway

October 21, 2025

Maya Arun

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Travel, Students

Echoes of the past

“I felt a big connection there and every image I've ever seen just looked absolutely stunning and beautiful. I wanted to give it a try.” Kirsten Weeks, summer, Ireland

October 21, 2025

Maya Arun

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Students, Travel

A journey written in the land

“It's like the first shot of something that you need. As soon as I got my first taste of stepping foot in a continent like Africa, I knew I was going to go back.” Raquel Medina, student-led group, Tanzania

October 21, 2025

Maya Arun

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Students, Travel

A cough in the journey

“It's made me way more independent because I had to navigate this whole new country by myself.” Teodora Necsa, exchange, Scotland

October 21, 2025

Maya Arun

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