By: Alec Weinstein, North Island College, winner of the Fall 2022 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: France When one envisions the Alps, the mind often conjures images of towering
By: Tatu Meagher, Simon Fraser University, winner of the Fall 2022 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Japan In the first few weeks of returning to my home country, I
By: Kyle Lee, Simon Fraser University, winner of the Spring 2022 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Japan Even though I’m more than halfway through my exchange
By: Runming Gao, The University of Victoria, winner of the Spring 2022 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: The United Kingdom The half-year exchange study ended. I
By: Stephanie Wong, University of Victoria, winner of the Fall 2021 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Reykjavik, Iceland In the blink of an eye, my time at the
By: Sophia Berezowski, Capilano University, winner of the Fall 2021 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Aarhus, Denmark I’ve been waiting to move out of the home that has
By: Brianna Condilenios, Simon Fraser University, winner of the spring 2020 BC Study Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Netherlands The idea of studying abroad always enamoured me with a dazzling
By: Brianna Condilenios, Simon Fraser University, winner of the spring 2020 BC Study Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Netherlands Openness: the quality of being receptive to new ideas, opinions, or arguments; open-mindedness.
By: Katlyn Bieber, Thompson Rivers University, winner of the 2017 Stories from Abroad Scholarship. Since arriving home for the summer at the beginning of July, I have been keeping myself busy