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Academic Year 2018-2019

Dreaming in Italian

Posted on September 3, 2019

I had a dream I went to Italy and I lived there for a year. I left behind my city and everyone I knew, looking a change in a life that felt the same. I …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Fall 2018, Italy, Peter KaneTagged Bologna, end of program, International Academic Programs, Italy, Peter Kane, return to US, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

Bella, Act 3

Posted on July 26, 2019

Note: What follows is a work of fiction. While the characters in the story- including I, Pier, the narrator- are inspired by real life, their existence is bounded by the of the limits of the …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Fall 2018, Italy, Peter KaneTagged creative writing, end of program, fiction, Italy, Peter Kane, return to US, study abroad, UW in Bologna, year abroad1 Comment

Reverse Culture Shock (An Epilogue)

Posted on July 12, 2019

There is no stranger feeling than getting off a plane and feeling like your home is an alien planet. After living in Korea for four and a half months, I felt very overwhelmed and out …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Asia, Hannah Avner, South Korea, Spring 2019Tagged end of program, Hannah Avner, International Academic Programs, return home, semester abroad, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison

Getting Back to the New Normal

Posted on July 1, 2019

It has been well over a month since I returned to the states from my semester studying abroad in Ireland and then traveling for three weeks post my program ending. During that time a lot …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Alana Morrison, Europe, Ireland, Spring 2019Tagged Alana Morrison, end of program, graduate abroad, International Academic Programs, Ireland, return to US, study abroad, UW-madison

On the Way to Firenze

Posted on June 26, 2019

Peter Kane Every Italian paesino has a church, a cemetery and a café. We passed through many that were little more than a quiet road with a couple old buildings sagging in the sun. The …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Peter KaneTagged Florence, International Academic Programs, Italy, Peter Kane, study abroad, UW in Bologna, UW-madison, walk4 Comments

The Beginning of the End

Posted on June 17, 2019

By mid-June in Bologna the air is hot and stagnant. The heat hangs low in the porticoes and by midday it feels too hot to go outside. Italians walk even slower to keep from sweating …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Italy, Peter KaneTagged end of program, International Academic Programs, Peter Kane, study abroad, UW in Bologna, year abroad1 Comment

The Epitome of Bittersweet

Posted on June 14, 2019

I left for home bright and early on Friday, June 7th. I had a 20-hour travel day ahead of me, but my excitement for heading home got me out of bed quickly. Not only was …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Courtney Westover, England, Europe, Spring 2019Tagged Courtney Westover, end of program, England, International Academic Programs, Leeds, semester abroad, study abroad, UW-madison

Three Lists of Threes

Posted on June 14, 2019

I’ve compiled three lists that I think contain information that most people wouldn’t really think about when studying abroad or visiting England or other countries. I only thought/learned about these things because of my experience …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Courtney Westover, England, Europe, Spring 2019Tagged Courtney Westover, England, International Academic Programs, Leeds, semester abroad, study abroad, UW-madison

That Was Embarrassing

Posted on June 13, 2019

Before my flight to Korea, I Skyped one of my friends who used to live and study in China. As he too had been a foreigner in Asia, he told me, “you’re going to have …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Asia, Hannah Avner, South Korea, Spring 2019Tagged culture, Hannah Avner, International Academic Programs, semester abroad, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison

Schools in Red do Spirit Best

Posted on May 28, 2019

Picture a UW Madison football game; a sea of thousands of rowdy people dressed in red gathered in a stadium. Now, imagine that instead of the game lasting a few hours, it goes on from …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Asia, Hannah Avner, South Korea, Spring 2019Tagged Hannah Avner, International Academic Programs, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison
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