Student Stories

Budapest, One Coffee at a Time

By: Claudia Sampson, Royal Roads University, winner of the Winter 2026 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship

On Heritage, Homesickness, and Coming Back to Yourself

By: Kellye Deng, University of Victoria, winner of the Winter 2026 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: China Shanghai hits you in unexpected ways. Now in

My Student Exchange Experience in Australia

By: Pamela Abraham, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, winner of the Fall 2025 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Australia I was blessed with the opportunity to experience

What Studying Social Work in Austria Taught Me

By: James Cunningham, University of the Fraser Valley, winner of the Spring 2024 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Austria & Germany My experience studying abroad

Beyond Borders: Lessons I Brought Home from Ghana

By: Keisha Nagorr, Douglas College, winner of the Winter 2025 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Ghana Now that I have returned home from my two-week

Learning Through Presence: What Ghana is Teaching Me

By: Keisha Nagorr, Douglas College, winner of the Winter 2025 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Ghana Being a week into my nursing field school in