Academic Year 2024 Participant
I found that the way my studies interlinked with my surroundings was most rewarding. The more I learned in my classes, the greater appreciation I had for me surroundings and the more I explored in my free-time, the better I could contextualize what I learned in class. Seeing the effects of history first-hand on the landscape is something you can't do anywhere else.
Spring 2024 Participant
Meeting and speaking with those from outside the US and from other states was the most rewarding part of my experience abroad. My roommates were from Sweden, Spain, Australia, Mexico, Canada, and in the US from Maine, Maryland, Ohio, and North Carolina. I loved talking with them and sounding ideas off of each other. While we grew up across the globe, there were so many similarities that we shared. For example, the love of Harry Potter movie nights was not lost on a single one of us. But it was also interesting to compare the differences. I got to learn so much more about their cultures and day to day lives that I never would have by not meeting them in person. I found some amazing friends, even though we were all thousands of miles away from home.
Fall 2023 Participant
I lived with other international students, but got to meet Scottish students by becoming involved in a club. This mix of both other abroad students and local students was so rewarding! I got to see what Scottish life is like, as well as learn about other culture from my flatmates and friends.