Category: Student Stories
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Allison Duran
Hey! My name is Allison Duran, and I’m a Psychology, Education, and Latin American and Latino Studies triple major. I chose to study abroad in Argentina through the summer LALS internship program. Studying abroad was always something on my bucket list, but as a low-income, first-generation, student of color, it seemed unattainable the more I…
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Emily Jimenez
Hello! My name is Emily Jimenez, and I am a Biotechnology major. During my third year, I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad at Yonsei University in South Korea. My fascination with studying abroad started at a young age. I began to dream of studying abroad when I was in middle school. I vividly…
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Jordyn Murray
My name is Jordyn Murray! I am a fourth-year Politics and Legal Studies double major and I participated in the University of California, Washington D.C. program (UCDC) in Fall 2024. I’ve always been interested in government and policy, so when I first heard about UCDC as a freshman, I knew I wanted to participate. Living…
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Saman Arzo
Ciao! My name is Saman Arzo, I recently graduated with honors in sociology at UCSC, and I studied abroad at the University of Bologna through UCEAP in spring 2024. Studying away as a first-generation transfer student of color was daunting yet enriching. It was daunting because I had been anticipating how to reach my goal…
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Astarte Brown
My name is Astarte Brown and I am a fifth year Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Major at UC Santa Cruz. In Spring 2024, I had the opportunity to fulfill my childhood dream of studying abroad at the University of Queensland in Australia through their Marine Biology & Terrestrial Ecology Program. As a 27-year-old transfer/re-entry, Renaissance…
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Katie Hall
Hello, my name is Katie Hall, and I’m a Psychology and Sociology double major at UC Santa Cruz. In Fall 2023, during my third year, I studied abroad with UCEAP at the University of Barcelona. I always knew I wanted to study abroad in college, but as a high financial-need student, I worried my dream…
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Caira Jordan
My name is Caira Jordan and I’m a Film & Digital Media major. I studied abroad with UCEAP at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia in spring semester 2023, and I will be attending the upcoming Film History & Preservation Global Seminar in Bologna, Italy in summer 2024. Studying abroad as an African American…
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Mariah Silvah
Hello, my name is Mariah. I am majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology here at UC Santa Cruz. During my undergraduate career, I conducted field research in the breathtaking habitats of Costa Rica, South Africa, and Malawi. As a first-generation college student from a low-income family, these adventures were a treasure beyond imagination that would…
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Hayley Sanchez
My name is Hayley Sanchez, and I am a Film and Digital Media Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies double major. As a first-generation, low-income, Latina person of color, studying abroad was an experience that forever changed my perspective on work possibilities, challenged me to get out of my comfort zone, and exposed me…
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Kaylee Campos
My name is Kaylee Campos, and I am a LALS/Politics double major. As a first-generation, Latinx student, studying away at the nation’s capital through the UCDC program was a transformative and memorable experience. It was very meaningful because I interned with The Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC, where I had the chance to meet and interact…
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Max Rogozienski
My name is Max Rogozienski. I am an Astrophysics major at UC Santa Cruz. I studied abroad for my third year at Universitat de Barcelona in the fall of 2022, and King’s College London in the winter and spring of 2023. I am a working-class student, and I have always been very grateful for financial…
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Nallely Gutiérrez
Hello! My name is Nallely Gutiérrez, and I am an Intensive Psychology major. My study abroad experience began in Barcelona, Spain, where I interned abroad through the Psychology and Cognitive Science Global Internship program. I chose this program because it fulfilled a requirement for my major and it was a perfect opportunity for me to…