Category: College of Arts and Sciences

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Experiences Are Multiplicative: How Brussels Became Part of My Story

Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Last Fall, I took on the escapade of a lifetime: studying abroad at Sciences Po in Paris. Paris was everything I had dreamed it to be in my first-grade French class. I found a home ...

It’s the Climb: Finding My Direction

Nia Lewis (’25) is a Communication major studying at the University of Aberdeen for Fall 2024.  Anxiously awaiting takeoff, I attempt the impossible task of finding my AirPods case that made its way to the bottom of my over-packed carry-on. I panic while frantically removing everything in my bag with no sign of that stupid ...

Things to Pack and Things to Leave: What I Learned While Studying Abroad

Alexandra Goodin, ’25, is a Psychology major and Spanish minor studying abroad at Nebrija University in Madrid this Fall 2023. Now that my study abroad experience has come to an end (a very bittersweet one), I have definitely learned a lot of lessons. I learned how to improve my language skills, navigate foreign public transport, ...

Andalucía: The Final Weekend Trip!

Alexandra Goodin, ’25, is a Psychology major and Spanish minor studying abroad at Nebrija University in Madrid this Fall 2023. This past weekend was my second-to-last in Madrid, and my last weekend trip. We only had school Monday and Tuesday last week, and so had a nice long weekend to end the trips with a ...

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Iguazu

Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. The Iguazu Falls are waterfalls that flow along the Iguazu river on the border of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. They are the largest waterfall system in the world and are considered a natural wonder. There ...

Three Day Trips From Madrid, Spain

Alexandra Goodin, ’25, is a Psychology major and Spanish minor studying at Nebrija University in Madrid, Spain this Fall 2023. One of the cool parts about studying specifically in Madrid is that it is pretty centrally located in Spain. This means that it is relatively easy to get to different parts of the country for ...

Regional History

Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. When I first arrived in Montevideo, I was perplexed by the ethnic makeup of this place every single day. I thought that coming to South America I would be met with strong cultural ties to ...

Spanish Progress Update!

Alexandra Goodin, ’25, is a Psychology major and Spanish minor studying at Nebrija University in Madrid this Fall 2023. I was first exposed to Spanish in elementary school, when I was only six years old. My school district was really big on introduction to foreign languages at a young age, and so had a Spanish ...

A Long Weekend in Italy

Alexandra Goodin, ’25, is a Psychology major and Spanish minor studying at Nebrija University in Madrid this Fall 2023. Here in Madrid, we recently had a long weekend, and so myself and three of my friends decided to spend it in Italy! My dad studied abroad in Italy, and I’ve always wanted to go, largely ...

Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad

Alexandra Goodin, ’25, is a Psychology major and Spanish minor studying at Nebrija University in Madrid this Fall 2023. Studying abroad is something I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember. Having two parents, a brother, and some cousins who all studied abroad before me, I felt like I had a pretty ...