College Study Abroad Blog

It’s only Day 2 and I already love the Dominican Republic. Yes, the heat and bugs do get to you, but there are so many more things to love about...keep reading

I’ll give you my warning now, I’m an absolute history nerd. I live for knowing quirky history facts. But I know not everyone enjoys history so I’ll try to cover...keep reading

The majority of my classmates think I’m insane for only bringing a carry-on luggage and backpack with me for a two months study abroad program. To be honest, even I...keep reading

26 hours? ¿En serio? Yes, I’m absolutely serious. I left my home in San Diego, California at 2 pm on a Friday and didn’t arrive in Santiago, Dominican Republic until...keep reading

Wait. Public health is related to medicine? Seems pretty obvious in hindsight- I know- but my experience at UC Berkeley caused me to live in this bubble and turn a...keep reading

My professor posited an interesting situation in class this week. She introduced to us a patient named Juan Peréz. While her story was much longer than what I will relay...keep reading

On our final excursion of the program, we got a full tour of the Rio Grande chocolate farm. Rio Grande is a small town in the mountains that uses sustainable...keep reading