Academics and faculty played an immensely important role in my study abroad experience in Greece, especially since my semester abroad coincided with the COVID-19 global outbreak. I tailored my courses to my interest in migration and the Middle East. My professors enhanced this experience further with their own expertise.
Although I eventually thrived in my new environment, I had to learn to deal with unpredictable situations in the moment. Here are a few tips I learned that may prove useful to anyone who feels lost without their planner.
The following interview with Leah Michalove, an alumna of the SIT Morocco study abroad program on Multiculturalism and Human Rights, was conducted just after she was named a prestigious Rhodes Scholar. We caught up with Leah to hear about her experience abroad and how it contributed to her future studies at the University of Oxford.
by Sunny Zhang | Emory Salamanca Program, Spring 2015 Originally written on March 1, 2016 Never expect lunch before 2pm or dinner before 9pm Spaniards have very different meal times than the rest of the world. They usually have breakfast early in the morning. At noon, they take a break from work or study, go…
Each trip away, no matter how worthwhile and enhancing, could never trump the relief I felt when the plane landed on the tarmac at the Copenhagen Airport.
by Zoe Pleasure | Emory Salamanca Program, Spring 2015 Originally written on February 19, 2016 At the end of April, we took our last excursion with the Emory group. Because my program in Spain was exclusively for Emory students, we had four excursions planned through our program with the Emory director and group. We went…
by Emily Gaines | Queen Mary University of London, Fall 2014 Originally written on February 11, 2016 Grab a Bite at the Historic Borough Market If you’re a foodie like me, Borough Market is a must! With over 100 food stands, you’ll be overwhelmed trying to decide what to eat! …
by Alana Darcher | Emory Tibetan Studies, Spring 2015 Originally written on February 3, 2016 Given enough time and ample puppy portraits, I could graph the route of my program’s progression north as a map of the region’s average dog. Starting in New Delhi, the prototypical pup is short-haired and wiry, an adaptive advantage for…
