Sawadeeka USAC explorers! Currently, Minnesota is under quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak and it has been over five months since I have returned from my study abroad trip in …
It has officially been one month since I have returned from studying abroad in Chiang Mai, Thailand. When I stepped off my third and final plane, I was nearly a zombie. …
While March might be Women’s History Month, there’s no reason to not celebrate women and gender all year long! Gender studies is a great way to learn about the cultural differences …
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 …
After traveling to Europe on spring break with my college’s honors program, I was eager to see and live on another continent for a longer period of time. As I …
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 …
When you study abroad you are faced with a variety of opportunities. Perhaps one of the biggest opportunities and challenges is to mingle with the locals to learn, share, and …
Indigenous peoples are those who are practicing unique traditions and retaining social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Although …
When I received the USAC email notifying me of my acceptance into the Chiang Mai study abroad program, I was completely ecstatic! As a West-Indian female student living in the …
My first week in Thailand…What can I say except “wow”? It has been a whirlwind. I met the most amazing and generous people, made my own scarf and bag from …
