Student Bloggers

By Jenni A., Italian Language and Culture in Florence, Italy The stairs continued into Week 5 as we climbed the Duomo and the Bell Tower for a total of over 800 stairs. It’s crazy we waited so long to climb the Duomo, but it was kind of nice to save…

This past weekend, all students who traveled through Arcadia’s Study Abroad program went to a South Africa Township, Gugulethu (it’s still a bit hard for me to pronounce). Gugulethu is different from other Townships. The population ranges from those that…

Anyone who’s gone on vacation knows that packing is the actual worst. What do I bring? Do I have enough pairs of shoes? Do I have too many pairs of shoes? What if it’s hot? What if it’s cold? Will it rain? What if there’s some post-apocalyptic blackout…

Forty-two days. That is all that is standing between me and my dreams. Forty. Two. Days. As time dwindles down, I cannot help but grow more and more excited! But, the excitement is accompanied by countless worries. Have I saved enough money? Will I be…

By Hannah K., University of Stirling Summer, Scotland Time is flying by here! I can’t believe I only have a few weeks left. At the conclusion of my first “block” of classes, I decided to venture to Ireland for 5 ½ days. Along the way, I befriended an…

This is not my first trip to Europe. I have actually traveled to Italy twice so far – once my sophomore year of college for a course called Sophomore International Experience and also as part of a family trip I took this past summer. I have also technically…

I don’t like flying on airplanes at all. I thought about this as I booked my flight to London this fall. Then I thought to myself, “Well, Jen, how else are you going to study abroad?” Studying abroad in London has been a dream of mine since I was in high…

This post is the second half of my adventure in Northland with 10 Arcadia students continued from last week. The next day, we awoke before daybreak and trekked along the beach for a beautiful view of the sun rising over the ocean. We left quickly, as…

That last week in Australia was the best thing ever. Saturday, my friend Luke and I went into the Blue Mountains for a festival. We got bored really quickly and went on a bush walk instead. I got to see and touch 6 different waterfalls and the exercise…