Student Bloggers

Part of the reason I chose to study abroad at St. Andrews was for the opportunity to explore Scotland’s gorgeous landscape. Lucky for me, there’s a club at St. Andrews called Breakaway where you can sign up for hiking trips out into the highlands! Join…

There are countless perks of studying abroad, with one of the most noteworthy being the ability to explore new places and cultures during your time away. Isabelle Senff, a junior at UNC Wilmington, shares her visit to Vienna, Austria while being a student…

As my first week at Arcadia London wraps up, I am thankful that I prioritized participating in all that the scheduled orientation week had to offer. The first few days on a study abroad program are a crucial time that sets the tone for the rest of the…

It took me twelve hours to get to Edinburgh. Going through customs and seeing theperson Arcadia sent for me was a wave of relief. I had traveled through the night skies to a placethat I had no way of fully navigating myself. I knew that Arcadia had set…

I am a huge museum girl. Always have and always will. So you can imagine how excited I was to come to London which has a thriving museum culture. There are over 200 museums in London (with each of them containing thousands of items) so it can be a little…

When I first saw on the menu that a classic pancake from My Old Dutch Pancake House was 15 inches, I was equally excited and worried. I had no idea what I was going into as the invitation to the restaurant in Bloomsbury was a bit last minute, and it had…

I had no idea what to expect when planning a trip around the South Island with my friends. Itwas better than I could have ever imagined. To start, book your flights and plan your trip as soon as you can. If you are studying inAuckland like myself, you…

When I was applying to study abroad in Dublin, all I wanted to know was what an average day would look like. Join me on a typical Monday at Trinity College Dublin! 9:00: After staying up much too late to read an entire book that I didn’t start until…

Myself and a group of 8 other members of the Victoria University Tramping Club decided to attempt the famous Round the Mountain Track located in Tongariro National Park. This 66.2 km loop takes you around the outside of Mount Ruapehu, a large active volcano…