Student Stories

Participating in an Education Abroad Program will expand your horizons. You'll learn about the world - and you'll learn about yourself, too. But don't take our word for it, hear it directly from students who have gone abroad!

Education Abroad Stories

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    Spinning Reels and Selling Style in Berlin

    March 12, 2026

    “Living in a different city definitely changes your perception of how big the world is; it can help you become more sure of what you want to do. Learning from other people can change your dreams.” Gabrieli, summer, Berlin

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    India Study Tour

    March 12, 2026

    “Take this course if you enjoy travel and want to experience challenges in being in a country that is very different from where you are living or very different from what you have experienced so far.”

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    Healing through Travel, Grounded by Culture

    March 12, 2026

    “I would recommend going abroad at least once. Travelling — it fights against being small-minded, and it builds more empathy and appreciation for other cultures.” Tuesday, e3, French Alps

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    Voices of change

    October 28, 2025

    “It's easy to beat yourself up at times when you look at others. But that’s the beautiful thing about exchange — you get to just leave that life and leave the person you are, and you get to choose who you want to be.” Vaishnavi Goboodun, internship, U.S.

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    Where chaos meets tranquility

    October 21, 2025

    Now working to attract Asian investment to Camrose, Maven Boddy says, “I think that’s a really tangible way of how travelling there has led me to have more compassion and more understanding of other cultures.” Maven Boddy, faculty-led program, India

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    Lochs, law and lore

    October 21, 2025

    “I really, really loved Scotland. I want to practice law. Even though different countries practice law differently, at their core, they're still exactly the same.” Swaleha Ahmad, exchange, Scotland

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    Finding warmth in the cold

    October 21, 2025

    “I enjoyed talking to the people up north the most because they're kind of different from the rest of Norway, from anyone you'd meet in Canada. They live so far up north and most of them haven't ever left there. So their perspective on the world was very eye opening.” Afra Rahmanfard, exchange, Norway

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    Echoes of the past

    October 21, 2025

    “I felt a big connection there and every image I've ever seen just looked absolutely stunning and beautiful. I wanted to give it a try.” Kirsten Weeks, summer, Ireland

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    A journey written in the land

    October 21, 2025

    “It's like the first shot of something that you need. As soon as I got my first taste of stepping foot in a continent like Africa, I knew I was going to go back.” Raquel Medina, student-led group, Tanzania

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    A cough in the journey

    October 21, 2025

    “It's made me way more independent because I had to navigate this whole new country by myself.” Teodora Necsa, exchange, Scotland

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