Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Feb 25th, 2012
Hallo from Berlin, Germany! That’s right, readers, I’m studying abroad for the spring semester : ) I just got here so there’s not a ton to tell, but I thought I’d update you anyway. I arrived only two days ago but I already explored much of the city by train and bus and … my [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Feb 15th, 2012
It’s hard to believe it’s already the fourth week of school here in Paris – it’s definitely been quite the experience! Sciences Po’s campus is nothing like the USC campus I’m used to. In fact, the buildings are on all different streets, although thankfully not very far from each other. I am taking six classes [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Feb 13th, 2012
Unfortunately, despite my best attempts, I have gotten behind on the blog posts. So, here’s a quick recap of the past couple of weeks! I had a few days off before classes started, so I tried to take advantage of the free time. I went with one of my roommates to the Musée Rodin, which [...]
Posted in Civic Engagement through USC Dornsife, USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Feb 8th, 2012
I had the experience of a lifetime this past January as I traveled to Honduras with USC’s Global Medical Brigades (GMB) financially sponsored by my friends and family — I came back changed, wholly and completely. The second we got to our compound located 1.5 hrs outside of the capital city, Tegucigalpa, we only had [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Feb 1st, 2012
Being abroad as a USC student is fantastic! Not only did we have an orientation that included free dinner and a play, but we have an all-expenses day trip AND a free weekend trip designed to help us explore the UK. Last Saturday, we had our day trip Didcot Railway and Oxford! Didcot is essentially [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Jan 29th, 2012
I have been hoping to come to Paris with the Sciences Po program since I first heard about it at a study abroad info session I attendedbefore starting at USC. Now, I’m finally here! After a very long and exhausting trip – having left on a Sunday night and arrived on a Tuesday morning – [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Jan 27th, 2012
As my aunt and uncle are living in Canterbury for the semester, I set off to go visit them! After a quick trip on the tube and a two-hour coach ride, I was in the land of Thomas Beckett and Chaucer’s Tales. And I couldn’t have had better tour guides! They told me the history [...]
Posted in Academic Life in USC Dornsife, USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Jan 24th, 2012
‘Buongiorno’ was about the only word of Italian I spoke when I first arrived in Rome this past summer. I had decided to spend a month and a half exploring Italy with other students through the USC Dornsife summer study abroad program in Rome. We would be living with host families and spending our days [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Jan 22nd, 2012
On Monday, I went to my first club meeting for the Harry Potter Society! Everyone is a huge fan of HP, so I’ll definitely go to some of the activities! I don’t think I’ll be a religious attendee (the meetings are by campus at nights – too late and too cold to walk!), but I’ll [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students Study Abroad! on Jan 16th, 2012
British Library, Tower of London, Stonehenge, Salisbury, and Bath – it’s been a busy weekend! As I don’t have class on Thursdays, I decided to head over to the British Library to see the artifacts of literature, music, history, and religion – all for free! Charlotte Bronte’s notes, Jane Austen’s writing desk and reading glasses, [...]