Category: Fall 2018
How to Improve Your French for Dummies!
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Right out of the gate, I’ll ease some of your anxiety: many students who come on the EPA program do not speak very much French. In fact, only one other Drexel student in my cohort ...
A First Taste of Florence
As newly arrived residents of Florence, some friends and I decided to do a self-guided walking tour one of us had found in a travel guidebook. We wanted to get a sense of what the city was like and start to learn how to get around the popular spots without feeling so lost. We ...
A FOODIE’S GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA
Ohh food, my favorite subject. It has taken me a while to write this post, but the time has come for me to share all the knowledge I’ve gathered for the past two months. By far, one of my favorite hobbies is checking out new restaurants and trying new foods. I am glad to report ...
The First of Many Adventures: Frankfort and Geneva
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. In my first study abroad essay, I wrote: “One of my personal goals is to learn more about the world around me. With the exception of China, I have never stepped foot outside of North ...
The (Begi)est Singaporean Welcome
Changi welcomes you to Singapore with the opulence of a Las Vegas casino and the warm hospitality of the SEAs. This airport is regarded as one of the best in the world, containing multiple gardens, a movie theatre, pool, and even a kinetic rain instalment. I highly encourage you to spend some time to look ...
EPA Brussels: The Internship
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. One of the major draws of the EPA program is the internship component. EPA offers you lucrative internships with the European Union that would be very difficult to get on your own. If you’re not ...
A Week In Paradise
Having a semester system definitely has its pros and cons. For me, one of the best things is semester break. Just when classes seem like they are never going to end and all the assignments are starting to get overwhelming, that week long break allows you to de-stress and regain your energies. In Australia, there ...
Getting Sick on the Flight Around the World & Other (Begi)nning News
After so much preparation and hard work to get to the point where you’re finally on the airplane that will take you to a land of adventure, the last thing you would expect to do is throw-up. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what I did. Let me clear this up by stating that this wasn’t my first ...
EPA Brussels: Discovering Vesalius College
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. When you arrive in Brussels, expect many questions about where you’re from and why you’re there. When you say that you’re studying abroad, you’ll undoubtedly get many excited reactions. “Oh, you’re at ULB?” most ...
Orientation Day: First Impressions
Today I had orientation at my new school, Accademia Italiana in Florence, Italy. Accademia Italiana is a design school, with specialties in Industrial, Interior, Fashion, and Graphic Design. This means that the school is very focused on providing excellent education in the arts. In the morning, I walked with my roommates to the school for ...
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