Tag: study abroad

UCI’s Study Abroad Center began an International Food and Art Festival on Nov. 16 to foster cross-cultural understanding.  As part of International Education Week (Nov....

By April Blanco Part One: Fall Term According to the UCI Study Abroad Center, approximately 900 students study abroad each year. Last August, I became one...

  By Nicole Block Stepping outside on the Monday morning following the Paris attacks of Nov. 13, I expected the world to be a different place....

Traveling abroad, Angie Martinez knew that it was absolutely necessary to pack light. Martinez would be on her way to Madrid and Rome. As...

“Pardon,” I addressed the gaggle of American tourists in front of me, who were blocking the Paris metro doors. The train had just halted...

Distinctive in both sound and form, the Great Highland Bagpipe has long been a standing cultural symbol for the country of Scotland. Today, the instrument...

Like just about every other person on Earth, I am an emotional eater. There’s just something about the magical healing properties of your favorite foods...

When my non-UC Irvine friends found out that I was planning on studying abroad, a few of them asked me how I had decided...

What is so great about England? Everything. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to visit the country that invented Rock ‘n’...

One of the biggest challenges to overcome while studying abroad is the language barrier. Whether you’re in Barcelona, Tokyo, Rome or Paris, there is always a wall that blocks communication between you and everyone else.