Abroaden Your Horizons

In this episode, Global Engagement Ambassador and SCU junior Sandy Pham shares her best advice with future students to Seoul, South Korea. Several topics covered in this episode include: building friendships prior to and during one's time abroad, and essential steps to take advantage of the large social influence in Korea!

In this episode, Global Engagement Ambassador and SCU junior Veronica Flores shares her best advice with future students on navigating life in Spain as a fluent Spanish speaker. Several topics covered in this episode include: overcoming language barriers stemming from diverse dialects, exploring cultural disparities between Americans and Spaniards, and discerning how to effectively

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student, Rachel Lee, about her semester abroad in England at Queen Mary University of London. Rachel is a Mechanical Engineering major with a Technical Design & Innovation Minor. We delve into how her journey has deepened her connections with her immigrant parents, the challenges she faces as a person of color living a

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student and Communications major, Nicole Van Stralen, about her fall semester abroad in San Sebastian, Spain at The University of Deusto . We discuss her experiences getting her passport stolen, and what it was like living in an apartment abroad with other SCU students. Nicole is currently a Study Abroad Peer Advisor, and

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student Alex Xanthos about her study abroad experience in Lisbon, Portugal. Alex shares her insights on acquiring visas, spending time alone, and self care practices while abroad. We also discuss the changes we notice in our identity and global perspective after returning from our abroad experiences.

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student and Spanish and Communications major, Omar Medina, about his summer program abroad in Seoul, South Korea, and his semester program in Barcelona, Spain with IES. We discuss the cultural transitions he experienced both in South Korea and Spain, and what it was like to go from a summer program to a fall semester progr

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student and Marketing major, Jason Leon, about his summer program abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark through DIS. We discuss how his experience abroad helped him step outside his comfort zone and become more independent, and how the offerings of his program allowed him to explore different parts of Europe as well as experience

In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student and Chemistry major, Alisha Burch, about her summer internship abroad in Brisbane, Australia through API Abroad. We discuss how her internship abroad enriched her academic and professional goals, as well as how it has helped her future career plans. We also chatted about identity abroad, being a Gilman Award recipi

In this episode, Study Abroad Peer Advisor and SCU junior Tatum Petti shares her best advice with returnees about navigating readjustment to life in the U.S. after studying abroad. Some of the topics in this episode include: the stages of reverse culture shock, personal tips for navigating life back at Santa Clara and how to share aspects of your experience abroad with friends and

In this episode, Study Abroad Peer Advisor and SCU senior Cassidy Block shares her best advice with returnees about navigating readjustment to life in the U.S. after studying abroad. Some of the topics in this episode include: experiencing reverse culture shock, submitting course evaluation requests, and how to implement aspects of your experience abroad in your everyday life back