Tag: Study Abroad

5 must-have items to pack travelling abroad

By: Vivien Lee, past exchange student to the National University of Singapore After all the research and paperwork, you’re almost ready to go abroad! One problem: you haven’t finished packing. Prepare

The Highs and Lows of Studying Abroad

By: Pooja Bhatti, British Columbia Institute of Technology, winner of the spring 2019 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Italy and Austria As I sit in

Spending Smart on the Road

By: Jaimie Cryder, University of Victoria, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Europe Without a doubt studying abroad has been the highlight of

Preparing My Amygdala for Studying Abroad

By: Pooja Bhatti, British Columbia Institute of Technology, winner of the spring 2019 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Italy and Austria There’s a part of

A Question of Comparison

By: Reede Lowery, Northern Lights College, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Japan Sometimes as foreign students, we can get caught up in

Korean Exchange ’18: Asian Travels 2/2

By: Aaron Siebenga, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: South Korea After midterms, I went to Gwangju for a day

Congrats to Jaimie from University of Victoria!

Jaimie Cryder, University of Victoria, winner of the spring 2019 BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Seville, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen Jaimie Cryder is currently

Korean Exchange ’18: Asian Travels 1/2

By: Aaron Siebenga, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: South Korea In Gyeongju, I got a taste of Korean history

New Food, Friends, and Memories

By: Brooke MacNab, University of Victoria. Eleven days seems like a long time, right? That’s what I thought too, but as the saying goes it’s amazing how time flies when you’re

Korean Exchange ’18: University Life

By: Aaron Siebenga, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: South Korea This entire trip can really be divided into two parallel trips,