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down the stairs i go

Posted on January 22, 2018

I’m finally here, and it feels surreal. After a long flight yet smooth travels, I arrived at CPH at 9 AM on Saturday. With a few DIS students, we waited for our host families to …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Arika Feils, Denmark, Returned Student, Spring 2018Tagged Arika Feils, arrival, coffee, Denmark, getting settled, Homestay

Every day is an Adventure

Posted on January 16, 2018

I have been in Spain for 5 days now and have done so much! Navigating the public transportation system is very easy and honestly it feels like I have been here for months. Except for …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged arrival, churros, Futbol, Kate Craemer, markets, Spain

15 Hour Jet Lag

Posted on January 16, 2018

Twenty four hours and 6,159 miles later I am sitting on a bed in a hotel room questioning whether it is worth it to get up and shower or just fall asleep right here. It’s …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Chloe Kirk, Japan, Returned Student, Spring 2018Tagged arrival, Chloe Kirk, Japan, jet lag

Home Sweet Rome

Posted on January 25, 2017

I can’t believe over a week has passed since I’ve arrived in Italy.  Orientation blew by, and I am settling in comfortably to my apartment in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome.  Every day, the culture …

Posted in Europe, Italy, Returned Student, Spring 2017, Stephanie QadirTagged arrival, International Academic Programs, Italy, john cabot university, program start, Rome, Stephanie Qadir, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

The Andes are beautiful

Posted on January 23, 2017

The morning after I arrived, my host family offered to drive me to the university. It was then, for the first time, that I truly felt my breath taken away; I was seeing the Andes …

Posted in Central/South America, Ecuador, Lucero Serna, Returned Student, Spring 2017Tagged arrival, Ecuador, International Academic Programs, Lucero Serna, semester abroad, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

Episode 4: Arrival At Last

Posted on January 9, 2017

January 5th, 2017   Well folks…day one is done and in the books. I made it to Ireland safe and sound, with very few issues aside from some minor travel hiccups. What trip to the …

Posted in Europe, Ireland, Morgan Fuller, Returned Student, Spring 2017Tagged arrival, Galway, International Academic Programs, Ireland, Morgan Fuller, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

Braais and Banter

Posted on February 16, 2016

I made it! I arrived early Thursday morning with 8 other exchange students from the US. The first few days, I stayed in a dorm on campus with about 200 other study abroad students. It …

Posted in Africa, Caroline Riese, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2016Tagged arrival, braais, Cape Town, Caroline Riese, International Academic Programs, South Africa, study abroad, University of Cape Town, UW-madison

Wails! Whales!! Wales!!!

Posted on January 15, 2016

Landing in Heathrow was surreal.  It was still dark and seeing the city lights slowly come into focus felt fantastical, like magic – but at the same time, after all my anticipation and packing and …

Posted in Europe, Melanie Kohls, Returned Student, Spring 2016, WalesTagged arrival, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW-madison, Wales1 Comment

A Little Bump

Posted on October 7, 2015

“I just miss Madison, I want to go back.” I must’ve said that over 20 times since I arrived in France. How to describe my first week in France? Well, I’ve had better days. From …

Posted in Europe, Fall 2015, France, Returned Student, Ye JinTagged Aix en Provence, arrival, France, IAP, International Academic Programs

And So It Begins

Posted on September 17, 2015

I’ve officially been in Spain for about three weeks now, and it has been a whirlwind. I have done so much that I won’t be able to convey it all in one post without creating …

Posted in Academic Year 2015-2016, Cassidy Devault, Europe, Returned Student, SpainTagged arrival, Cassidy Devault, International Academic Programs, Madrid, Spain, start of program, study abroad, UW-madison, WIP, year abroad
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