{"id":6317,"date":"2025-08-12T21:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:31:03","slug":"bella-childre-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/2025\/08\/12\/bella-childre-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Childre &#8211; South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-highlights \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-highlights\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Bella Childre &#8211; University of Cape Town\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li><p>Major: Health &amp; Human Sciences<\/p>\n<\/li>\n              <li><p>Minor: Spanish<\/p>\n<\/li>\n              <li><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:childre@usc.edu\">childre@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6318 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Childre-Bella-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Childre-Bella-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Childre-Bella-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Childre-Bella-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Childre-Bella-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/Childre-Bella-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk to me about<\/strong>: Anything? Have questions about studying abroad as a pre-health major? Traveling to Africa? Navigating a new environment? I\u2019m here to help!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice<\/strong>: Say yes to every opportunity, and prioritize the experience over the academics. Your study abroad experience is about personal growth, and learning how to adjust to a new environment. Take time to explore your city, immerse yourself in a new culture, and learn from others. The people make the place, and you will make lifelong friends during your stay, so choose the place that excites you most because it\u2019s where you will encounter the most like-minded people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take time to explore your city, immerse yourself in a new culture, and learn from others. 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