Tag: Study Abroad

Day 7: The Blueprint for Life Part II

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. There was lots of extra time and I got talking to

Day 7: The Blueprint for Life Part I

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. Deoxyribonucleic acid, the carrier of all genetic information, containing the fundamental

Day 6: Tiananmen Square and Forbidden city part II

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. By the time we reach the great temple with Mao’s portrait,

Day 6: Tiananmen Square and Forbidden city Part I

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. Sleep deprivation is something most teenagers experience at some point in

$1000 Scholarship now available!

ATTENTION BC STUDENTS! The Stories from Abroad Scholarship is back for Spring 2018! So, what are you waiting for? Apply by March 4, 2018 for a chance to receive $1,000 to help you go abroad! Look

Day 5: It’s a Great Wall Part II

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. After we are nourished and briefly rested on the bus ride,

Coming Back from Exchange: Nostalgia and Adjustment

By Mariam Ali, Simon Fraser University, winner of the 2017 Stories from Abroad Scholarship. It has now been two months since I came back from Europe, and five months since

Back to BC: Same City, New Person

By: Lenelle Jordan Kutzner, University of Victoria, winner of the 2017 Stories from Abroad Scholarship. Life after study abroad; it’s almost as confusing as while you’re away. I find when

Day 4: Virtual glasses, interesting classes part 2

By: Lucy Dabbs, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, participant of the 2017 Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) Summer Camp. Each classroom holds a new set of students, and a whole

Good morning, Vancouver!

By Cheryl Olvera, Simon Fraser University, winner of the 2017 Stories from Abroad Scholarship. Ah, Vancouver. What can I say? I love you and I’ve missed you, but I’m so