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For 77 days this summer, senior Lyniesha Wright lived without electricity, plumbing or even an alarm clock in the Kalu Yala Valley in the Panamanian highlands.
A Study Abroad Fair will be hosted on Sept. 12 by the Office of International Education to provide an opportunity for students to gain information about the various abroad programs.
What is South African culture like? I heard this question countless times upon my return to the U.S. after my study abroad experience in Cape Town. Unfortunately, I could never provide the inquirers with a straightforward answer, but this was the unique beauty of the place I called home last fall.
Two University of Richmond faculty members will be teaching courses in Germany this summer for the Berlin study abroad program.
The Office of International Education staff received 312 applications for more than 75 study abroad programs for the fall 2013 semester.
Some juniors who recently returned from abroad say that they are adjusting to their structured schedule, but miss the exciting aspects of being away from home. Juniors Emily Van Saun and Madeline Burbank studied abroad last semester in Vienna, Austria.
Senior Kathy Rubio's family owns a non-profit organization that helps to fund children's education and health care in countries, including Mexico and El Salvador. The family's work for the organization has forced Rubio to live abroad for a significant amount of her life, she said.
Study abroad decision letters were delayed for some students applying to popular and competitive programs, primarily in Spain, Michele Cox, study abroad director, said.
After reading the article "Studying Abroad: The Transition to Richmond," I couldn't help but notice that the sentiments in the article were quite different from mine studying at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
I enjoyed reading the abroad experiences that many of my fellow classmates had abroad, and I agree with most of them. I studied abroad in Madrid in fall 2011, and it was a great experience academically and socially.
Every year, more than 350 Richmond students spend time studying abroad.
Monday, Jan. 23 at 11:59 p.m. marks the application deadline for students who are hoping to study abroad next year.
Study abroad is not a vacation. You're not going to be staying in a luxurious hotel, you're not going to be eating at five-star restaurants and you're not going home in a few days. You're living in a different country, immersing in a different culture and (for me at least) speaking a different language. Plus, you're American, which in many countries makes you even more conspicuous. It is not easy.
Two University of Richmond students, Simrun Bal and Andrew Lyell, were awarded U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarships and participated in abroad programs last summer.
When I was studying abroad in Scotland last fall, my phone was used only for emergencies and quick calls. But my laptop was my lifeline.
During my study abroad excursion in China (Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong) this past summer, I noticed many things that distinguished the people and society of Beijing.
The time has come and gone for returning study abroad students to phase out the super awesome my-study-abroad-was-better-than-your-study-abroad stories that governed every bit of conversation for the first few months of the year and replace them with boring, normal Richmond talk. Somehow, returning students are able to work their study abroad days into any conversation, no matter the topic. Don't get me wrong, I did it, and if you haven't, you will too.
University of Richmond students studying abroad are not given any guarantees about their class credits if a natural disaster or political conflict forces them out or causes them to want to leave.
This article is dedicated to an underappreciated part of the Richmond student body: the international students.
Juniors who did not go abroad last semester said they did not regret staying on campus.
