Category: Activities: Friends and family

Reflecting on her Student Exchange Program to Bocconi University, Italy, Robyn Strauss shares her travels, what she misses from abroad, and the challenges re-adjusting in the U.S. She ends with the comment "Being abroad has taught me so much about myself and the world"

Ella Calleri is an exchange student at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Spain. She talks about how she navigated a new major country and how she integrated herself into the new culture, while on the Student Exchange Program. Read her colorful experience abroad from food, to dance, to classes, and meeting new friends abroad!

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!"

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!