UCR Around the Globe: Paris, France
Carina Glasser
Second Year
Media and Cultural Studies Major, Spanish Minor
France
UC Center Paris (Language and Culture Program)
I came to France without knowing any of the language, the culture or the monuments (besides the Eiffel Tower and...
UCR Around the Globe: Paris, France
Name: Alix Conde
Year: Junior
Major: Theater
City, Country: Paris, France
Host Institution: UC Paris
“I can look down on Paris and know why it is called the City of Light. It sparkles with lights and flowers. In the...
UCR Around the Globe: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Marvin Gomez
Senior
Study Abroad Session: Summer 2013
Program: The Education Abroad Network; Southeast Asia: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Email; Questions About my Adventure: [email protected]
It took me about four years to finally work up the courage to go on...
UCR Around the Globe: St. Petersburg, Russia
Name: Victoria Sarantapoulos
Status: Fourth year
Major: Global Studies/Peace and Conflict Studies
City: St. Petersburg, Russia
Host Institution: St. Petersburg State University
Upon receiving my acceptance letter to St. Petersburg State University for summer 2013, I was overwhelmed with...
UCR Around the Globe: London, UK
Name: Kimberly Huang
Major: Business Administration
Area of Study: London, UK
Year: Junior
Due to indecisiveness and procrastination, studying abroad seemed perpetually labeled as “saved for later” on my undergraduate bucket list. Summer was close by, and I...
UCR Around the Globe: Seoul, South Korea
Tina Kim
Year: Senior
Major: Entomology
Host Institution: International Summer School, Yonsei University
Chop! Chop! Chop! Here I am in Busan and handed an octopus that was chopped alive. It was still moving when it was given to...
UCR Around the Globe: Italy
Name: Andrew Whall
Status: Senior
Major: Bioengineering
Country: Italy
So that moment finally arrives when I’m left standing alone in LAX with that “Oh my God, what did I get myself into?” feeling. It was then that it...
UCR Around The Globe: Lyon, France
Name: Reggie Arevalo
Status: Senior
Major: French and Linguistics, double major
City, Country: Lyon, France
Host institution: University of Lyon
A glimpse of the French lifestyle, culture and society would be a fair summation of what I wanted to...
UCR Around the Globe: Semester at Sea
Name: William Lee
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Area of Study: Electives
Country: All around the globe!
While the majority of you were in class, I spent the last four months circumnavigating the entire world. My travels took me all...
UCR Around the Globe: Russia
Name: Neil Crowley
Year: Senior
Major: History, Anthropology
Area of Study: Russian Area Studies
Country: RussiaI always had wanted to weather a Russian winter. For some reason, I thought doing so would give me an insight I lacked—considering...