Category: Winter 2023

My Weekend Trip Packing Tips!

Ciao Drexel! Welcome to my eighth blog post recounting my time in the beautiful city of Rome! Today I’m going to be talking about my traveling tips! Now, I know I already made a blog post talking about my study abroad travel tips, but today I’m going to be discussing weekend trips. It’s hard to ...

Last Goodbyes

As I find myself at the end of this exchange semester, it’s impossible not to reflect on the journey that led me to Philadelphia, which was never really on my mind until earlier in April this year. Comparing the version of myself pre-Philly to the one now brings a myriad of differences, yet the same ...

Final few weeks down

Coming back from the road trip was a whirlwind of deadlines, tests, and the finals approaching. Despite this, I was not going to get that completely in my way for my final month at Drexel. A lot still happened, from basketball games to concerts and visiting new food spots in town, just spending quality time ...

The Road Trip: Part 2

Moving on with the rest of the road trip, the next part was to drive around Lake Erie towards Cleveland. Leaving the hustle of Toronto behind, we cruised towards Long Point, Lake Erie. On our way there we drove past a very small town that really felt like a scene out of Radiator Springs from ...

The Beauty of the Whitsunday Islands – Australia

Krishang Nair, ‘25,  is a Behavioral Economics major studying at UNSW Sydney this Fall 2023.  Several places on this Earth seem too beautiful to be real. Places whose beauty cannot be captured through a lens. Their surreal nature puts you in a trance as you are whisked away by your own wonder. As proud as ...

5 Frequently Asked Questions – Studying Abroad in Sydney

Krishang Nair, ‘25,  is a Behavioral Economics major studying at UNSW Sydney this Fall 2023.  If you are considering studying abroad in Sydney, you are in for one of your life’s most exciting side quests. I call it a side quest because it truly does feel like one. It’s a brief period where you explore ...

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Liberty Bells to Berlin’s Biergartens: The Study Abroad Adventure Unpacked

It’s been an incredible ride trading in the Liberty Bell for the Brandenburg Gate, and I’m here to share the highs, the quirks, and the downright delightful moments of my study abroad adventure in this European gem. Academic Odyssey: Navigating Semesters and QuartersAdapting to the German university system after leaving the comfortable academic environment of ...

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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 ...

What Philly can offer for a nice weekend?

Hi, folks! It was a crazy international students week with even more networking and free food than usual here at Drexel. And I’m back to give you something new and exciting about the city of Philadelphia. Today we have a pretty regular, but still important topic to talk about. We all know that university life ...

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 ...