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International Trips Part 3: Marbella, Spain and UK Territory

Posted on February 21, 2020

One of my favorite places to visit is Marbella. It is a small town in the South of Spain. I had to fly into Malaga and then drive 45 minutes to get there. My friend …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Anna Garcia, England, Europe, Returned StudentTagged Anna Garcia, England, International Academic Programs, London, study abroad, travel, University of Westminster, year abroad

I’m Halfway Through the Program and I Need Your Help! Also, “Science Humor.”

Posted on February 19, 2020

It is hard to believe that my time here is half over. Perhaps this is because I still have not really explored much of Sweden? Maybe because there are so many things I want to …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Craig Kunkel, Europe, Returned Student, SwedenTagged CALS, Craig Kunkel, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

International Trips Part 2: Nice and Monte Carlo

Posted on January 27, 2020

Once classes were finished, my friends and I decided to do one last trip together before they all go back to America and I go to Wales for Christmas. We looked at prices and saw …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Anna Garcia, England, Europe, Returned StudentTagged Anna Garcia, end of fall semester, England, International Academic Programs, London, semester break, travel, UW-madison, Westminster, year abroad

Holidays Abroad

Posted on January 21, 2020

19th, January Universities in EU nations do not have a 4-week winter break like many of those in the US. We have 12 days, give or take, depending on one’s class schedule. I spent the …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Craig Kunkel, Europe, Returned Student, SwedenTagged CALS, Craig Kunkel, holidays abroad, International Academic Programs, study abroad, Sweden, UW-madison, year abroad

International Trips Part 1: Barcelona

Posted on December 9, 2019

I decided early on to study abroad for a year because I wanted to spend most of my time in London for the first semester. I wanted to do most of my traveling next semester …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Anna Garcia, England, Europe, Returned StudentTagged Anna Garcia, England, London, study abroad, travel, University of Westminster, year abroad

Field Trip, or “Academics: What Exactly I Am Doing Here.”

Posted on December 9, 2019

07th, December I realized that, aside from complaining about Stats, I have not really said much about what I am doing here academically or scientifically. I had hoped to get involved in research but that …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Craig Kunkel, Europe, Returned Student, SwedenTagged Craig Kunkel, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

Community, Cooking, and Q&A:

Posted on November 25, 2019

Community: Since arriving in Sweden, I have had very few social interactions. Reasons include: the time I spent navigating the Swedish bureaucracy when trying to settle in, age differences between myself and other students, and …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Craig Kunkel, Europe, Returned Student, SwedenTagged Craig Kunkel, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad1 Comment

Q&A, Coming Up

Posted on November 14, 2019

14th, November I thought it might be nice to do something a little more interactive and want to give Q&A a try. I will collect questions over the next week and post the responses here …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Craig Kunkel, Europe, Returned Student, SwedenTagged CALS, Craig Kunkel, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad2 Comments

Tourist Attractions and Parent Visits

Posted on November 13, 2019

My family took turns visiting me because I wanted to make sure I could give everyone the attention they needed. I definitely don’t call my family as much as they would like. It is just …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Anna Garcia, England, Europe, Returned StudentTagged Anna Garcia, England, study abroad, University of Westminster, year abroad

A Long-Overdue Update

Posted on November 4, 2019

4th, November 2019 The past several weeks have been very hectic and time to write has been fleeting. Since my last entry, I settled into the Swedish education system as much as one can expect. …

Posted in Academic Year 2019-2020, Craig Kunkel, Europe, Returned Student, SwedenTagged CALS, Craig Kunkel, International Academic Programs, study abroad, Sweden, UW-madison, year abroad
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