Student Stories

It’s not better or worse, just different; traveling with an open mind

By: Michelle Davies, Thompson Rivers University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Germany​ Before leaving from Canada for Belgium in 2013, as an exchange student, I

First Big Move

By: Sarah Ganton, Capilano University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Innsbruck, Austria​ It is one week before my plane departs for Europe and yet

Missing the adventure in Sweden already!

By: Matthew Rosenthal, Royal Roads University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Lund, Sweden I have been home for a few days now and it

Pastries, Candy and Hockey night in Sweden

By: Matthew Rosenthal, Royal Roads University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Lund, Sweden Even though exams are next week, I still managed to take

Learning and speaking Swedish are two different challenges

By: Matthew Rosenthal, Royal Roads University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Lund, Sweden Life here in Lund, Sweden, has been great. The campus

Day 10: Around the world in 20 minutes Part III

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. The day was not over yet! Once dinner was finished it