Tag: Scholarship Winner

The Things You Learn About When Travelling Abroad

By: Carol Chen, British Columbia Institute of Technology, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Italy and Austria People always say that travelling changes your life

Home and ready to go again

Liam Grigg, University of Victoria, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Sophia Antipolis, France Having travelled alone for over a year, there are so many

My Top Three Budgeting Tips

By Cheyenne Rode, Vancouver Island University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Melbourne, Australia Now that I am back from my exchange, looking back it’s almost like it

Making Friends Whilst Being Abroad

By: Drew Moffatt, British Columbia Institute of Technology, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Barcelona, Spain One of the biggest changes when doing a

Dancin’ Around the World

By: Charlotte Telfer-Wan, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Auckland, New Zealand In the beginning, I, Charlotte Telfer-Wan, had a plan. I

Rough Landing, Thin Ice

By: Julie Han, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Amsterdam, The Netherlands In secondary school, I got the opportunity to attend

My Big Juicy Study Abroad Sandwich

By: Charlotte Telfer-Wan, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Auckland, New Zealand The study abroad experience is like a big juicy sandwich.

My adventures so far in San Pancho, part 2

By: Trisha Bhamra, Camosun College, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Mexico My next favourite place was Circo de la Ninos. This place

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