Student Bloggers

By Sierra K., Sydney Internship Program Summer, Australia The count is officially over: 84 hours and 24,466 miles of traveling and I am back in my homeland of North Dakota. I may not technically consider myself an Aussie yet, (even though I drove on…

"What would you guys think about going to South Africa for a semester?" I asked my two suitemates as we laid in bed during our hour break from class. I had just came from one of Arcadia's study aboard sessions. In the session, I learned so many things…

We, ArcadiaNZ, are an adventurous bunch. Hours after returning from orientation, ten of us had organized a couple rental cars, bought enough food for five days on the road, acquired the largest camping tent we could find, and researched numerous sightseeing…

By Jenni A., Italian Language and Culture in Florence, Italy The past two weeks have gone by even faster than the first two if that’s even possible. I’m realizing there isn’t nearly enough time to learn about all the facets of Michelangelo’s life and…

By Anna C., Scottish Heritage Management Internship Program, Scotland Just north of Edinburgh is the gorgeous Hopetoun House, “Scotland’s finest stately home,” and also one of the few workplaces with an onsite deer herd. Our morning commute involves…

As I sit in my room that turned out to be 100x bigger than I imagined… So many things are running through my head. The past two weeks have felt like two YEARS. I still can’t believe I’m all moved in, enrolled in classes, and have even made a few friends…

Every day is a little bit closer to Australia! Only 50 more days until my flight leaves Newark, and I can’t wait! I can’t wait to see the Bond University campus, from the pictures online, it (and the area in general) is beautiful. I’m very excited for…

By Colleen H., University College Dublin Internship, Ireland On Friday we left for a weekend trip to Cork, to see the Blarney Castle, and Galway, to see the Cliffs of Moher. We set off on the bus around 5 to go to Cork which was about three hours. Our…

By Emilia S., Environmental Studies, Australia & New Zealand When you enter a new country, it's very cool to have an "in". Whether that is with knowing people, the town, the plants and animals, or who to call when there's an issue. All of which are important…