Category: Spring 2024
The City of Canals: 7 things to do in 7 hours
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Disha Dhananjay ’26 is a Law major studying at Accademia Italiana in Florence, Italy this Summer 2024. While 7 hours is certainly a short amount of time to spend in Venice, Italy —use my itinerary ...
What I Wish I Knew Before Studying in Barcelona
Studying abroad has been a dream I wanted to accomplish ever since I started college. I have been planning this experience for months. Then, in the last month before I departed, the realization hit me that it wasn’t just a dream, It was happening. Although excited, I was also worried about the uncertainty because studying ...
Ending with Familiarity!
Johanna Jarvis, Class of ’27, is a Graphic Design major studying at Tamagawa University this Spring/Summer 2024 As the time to return home approaches, much more stress and consideration has emerged for planning… But, with a clean-cut schedule comes more opportunities! Last weekend I (finally) went to what one would call “a home away from ...
Moving: Slimming down at Sillim (신림)
After taking my Final Exams, all on the same day, my workload and stress were slimmed down drastically. Unknowing the results of the exams, I carried on with my Tuesdays as usual. Around this time of year, many of my friends back home were graduating, and one of my childhood friends, Anthony, decided to go ...
Culture Shocks in Japan!
Johanna Jarvis, Class of ’27, is a Graphic Design major studying at Tamagawa University this Spring/Summer 2024. Despite all the fun and amazing experiences I’ve had so far in Japan, if I said I grew accustomed to the lifestyle quickly– I’d be lying. I’m sure, especially to those who have been interested in visiting Japan ...
My Typical Day in the Life Studying at UPF, Barcelona
Bienvenidos! Today is Friday, which is a perfect day for me to share a typical day in my life. My day begins at 9 am when I wake up to prepare for class. Today, I have two classes, Digital Marketing at 11 am and International Business History at 4:30 pm. This leaves me with 2 ...
Net Gains: Setting Up My Path from Friendships to Family
One Problem with uprooting your college life and moving into a completely foreign country is finding the feeling of belonging and family. For me, finding these feelings was mainly through finding familiar settings that I loved at Drexel. There were 2 extracurriculars that I loved the most at Drexel University, running student organization events, mainly ...
How to Get around in Barcelona With Public Transit
After living in Barcelona for quite some time now, I realized how crucial the public transit system is to my day to day. Although the system is easy to understand, I still find it better if there was a quick guide on it. So here, this guide will be your best friend for when you ...
Jejuvination: Cooling Down in The Land of Speed Bumps and Traffic Cameras
In my previous blog, “Tripping Across Korea”, I mentioned going to Jeju Island sometime in the future, that future happens to be now! Typically, when researching the things to do in Jeju, the main attractions are the oranges, beaches, Hallasan (The largest volcano/mountain in Korea), and rocks! Hallabong oranges, higher in vitamin C and much ...
Farewell to Drexel: A Reflection on My Final Week
As I sit down to write my final blog post, I can’t help but feel a mix of excitement and nostalgia. This past week at Drexel University was a whirlwind of activities, marking the end of a memorable term. The week started with a major challenge: presenting a lecture on deep learning in my Systems ...
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