Category: Activities: Culture

Sam Shook reflects on his memorable semester abroad as he returned to the U.S. from Australia. He shares a message with future student participants: "If it was not clear already, I highly encourage anyone to study abroad!"

Growing up in the Midwest for most of her life, Polina Elagin writes about the wonderful cultural events she has been able to experience through her Student Exchange Program at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) in the Netherlands. From walking around the Christmas Night Markets to getting a first hand look of the Dutch holiday, " Sinterklass", Polina walks us through the cultural events she encountered while overseas.

After overcoming the overwhelming feeling and initial hurdles starting his Student Exchange Program at Curtin University, Australia, Sam Shook discovered the beautiful scenery Australia has to offer and all the things he could accomplish abroad.

Can't decide on where to go on the Student Exchange Program? Well, Madison Kelly is here to tell you why you should go to Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Business, fashion, food, culture, the university... there is an endless list to why she fell in love with Milan, and why she thinks you should go to Italy!

Your not alone of feeling that the process to travel several miles away to start life in a new country daunting. Madison Kelly felt exactly that way, but through trial and error, living in the dorms, participating in a Italian crash course at Bocconi University, staying positive and keep trying, she have found footing to call her new city her home.

From drinking bubble tea to even belting out, "Let it go!" during karaoke sessions with friends, Haoxuan Zhang shares with us his experiences meeting people and making new friends while study abroad at Rikkyo University. Reflecting on his own experience as an international student at OSU, he shares his message to all Buckeyes: The cultural differences looks scary, but it's not --- If you are a Buckeye who loves sharing and living life, then you should go on Student Exchange!

While spending her semester at Ecole de Management Strasbourg in France, Anatarra Anandan took time traveling through the country of France. She shares her highlights of her weekend trip to one of these French cities, Nice. As a self proclaimed foodie and travel bug, Anatarra shred her expert advice on what you should eat/do while traveling in Nice.

Antarra Anandan describes the obstacles she has been confronting abroad and shares tips to overcome them through personal reflection and pushing outside of her comfort zone! Through her good, bad, and ugly experiences abroad in Strasbourg, France on the Student Exchange Program, she sums up her semester abroad experience as "Gratuity".

As a self-proclaimed foodie, Haoxuan Zhang, gives advice to students who are looking to grab a tasty bite near Rikkyo University. Join him in his foodie journey while he studies abroad on the Student Exchange Program!