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My Identity Abroad  / Tips & Advice
People of Color Should Study Abroad – A Student’s Perspective
Posted On February 9, 2021

As a person of color, specifically a Black woman, its very disheartening to go abroad and see the lack of diversity among your fellow international students. People of color should …

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Academics  / Adventuring  / Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion
South Africa, India, and the Philippines: A Three Year Journey That Started With Studying Abroad
June 4, 2020

Studying abroad and each day that unpacks the experience will be unique to each student who chooses the endeavor. When reading about my experience throughout this article as well as …


Academics  / Adventuring  / Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice
Why You Should Choose Lesser Known Study Abroad Programs
February 13, 2020

Heading into the unknown can be one of the scariest things we do in life. After all, whose to say you won’t end up in The Upside Down? It can also …


Adventuring  / Student Stories
Top 10 USAC Study Abroad Videos of 2019
December 27, 2019

Another year has passed which has us looking back on the videos that told the stories of the thousands of students who studied abroad in 2019 through USAC. From field trips …


Student Stories  / Tips & Advice
Don’t Rule Out Study Abroad
December 24, 2019

“Are you planning on studying abroad?” I was asked this question at nearly every family gathering and casual conversation on campus and I used every reason I could think of as …


Cultural Immersion  / My Identity Abroad  / Student Stories
Why South Africa?
November 26, 2019

It’s weird to say, but South Africa was never the plan for me. I never imagined myself making the decision to study abroad a semester in Stellenbosch or let alone …


Adventuring  / Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice  / USAC News
9 Unconventional Study Abroad Destinations
October 24, 2019

If the title of this post caught your eye, likely you're looking for some unconventional study abroad destinations. While it's totally okay to be drawn to traditional places like most …


Tips & Advice  / USAC News
24 Videos to Show What a Day in the Life Studying Abroad is Like
August 15, 2019

What exactly does a day in the life of studying abroad look like? It's easy to picture yourself socializing with friends and traveling the world, but there's a bit more …


Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion
A Spaghetti Adventure in South Africa
October 22, 2018

It took three weeks before we finally tried Muk’s spaghetti. Every time I passed him on the way to class, or when I was headed to the gym he would …


Cultural Immersion  / Student Stories  / Tips & Advice
A Student’s Guide to Stellenbosch
August 9, 2018

Welcome to Stellies After 29 hours of travel, I was greeted in Cape Town by a friendly face holding a Stellenbosch sign. We piled into a yellow van and South African …

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