There have been two important realizations made from my time in Cambridge. First, this world is a lot bigger than what I knew, and a lot more beautiful. Now, I know that might sound silly or a bit obvious, but it’s not something many people are able to… More
Getting to study abroad is an amazing travel experience in itself, but why not take advantage of the opportunity to see more? There are many factors to consider before you plan to leave your home away from home; I’ll go over some of the most important… More
Welcome to the University of Cambridge! I’ll be studying here for their amazing six-week summer program at Pembroke College, taking Economics of Inequality and Discrimination, Political Economy of Natural Resource Management, and Reading Jane Austen… More
I grew up on a cattle farm in the small town of 2,000 in Bridgeport, Alabama. Attending college in a city has been a much needed change of pace, but I often found myself missing the tranquility of home. The sights, sounds, and smells of farms are where… More
Hello everyone! I’m Matthew Elmore Merritt, a rising junior from Bridgeport, Alabama, attending Yale University. I chose Arcadia’s STEM Summer Research Program at University College Dublin (UCD) because I knew it would enhance my goals of pursuing an… More