Tag: Travel

Stories from Abroad Scholarship Winners Announced!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the fall 2018 Stories from Abroad: British Columbia Study Abroad Scholarship!  Read about our winners individually by clicking on their names below.  All of our

Self-Improvement Abroad

By: Sarah Ganton, Capilano University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Innsbruck, Austria I have been at home in Vancouver for about two weeks now.

Home away from Home

By: Sarah Ganton, Capilano University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: Innsbruck, Austria I have been living in Innsbruck, Austria for about three weeks now.

Back Home Again but Staying Connected

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

12 Cities and Counting

By Gigi Lin, Simon Fraser University, winner of the 2017 Stories from Abroad Scholarship. Where do I even begin? It seems that the last breath I took was at the

The Truth Behind the Glamour

It is nearing the end of what has been a dream of a semester abroad at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Having travelled to over 30 cities in the past

My Experience: In Conclusion

After spending the past few months living abroad, I have learned a lot about the world in ways I never could have within a classroom. Foreign exchange rates, politics, food

Top 5 Things About My Field School Experience in San Francisco, Mexico

The Food: during our month in San Pancho we dined at nearly every restaurant. I was surprised and delighted by the variety of food we found here. We even had

Top 3 Things Among a Thousand Great Things About China

I can honestly say that I have started and stopped writing this post a few times already. The magnitude and variety of new things I experience each day is sometimes overwhelming.

Everyone shines, given the right lighting – Susan Cain, Quiet

If you are an introvert—like me—you can probably imagine that being in a group setting in a foreign country 24/7 for thirty days will pose some challenges. Introverts need quiet