Category: Student Stories
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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…
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Denilson Perez
My name is Denilson Perez, and I’m a Latin America and Latinx Studies/Sociology combined major and Language Studies minor. My study abroad experience took place in two different locations; Bologna, Italy, and Mexico City, Mexico. I attended both of these programs through the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP). My study abroad experience was…
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Michael Hernandez
Hello, my name is Michael. I am a second-year transfer student with a passion for Sociology and Philosophy. I had the opportunity to study and intern abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, through the Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Global Internship Program. Studying abroad as a first-generation student of color and a social science major…
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Emilie Lenoir
Hey there! My name is Emilie and I am a current third-year environmental sciences major. I studied abroad in France during the summer and fall of 2022. When I left for France in June it was my very first time ever leaving the United States. I am also a current Renaissance scholar and EOP student.…
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Daniel Westbrook
My name is Daniel Westbrook and I recently graduated from John R. Lewis College at UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Philosophy. I studied abroad in June and July of the summer of 2022 in Spain and Morocco despite believing that the experience would not be possible for me…
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Anya Hynell
Hi! My name is Anya and I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain through UCEAP’s Complutense University of Madrid program in fall 2022. I am a psychology major currently exploring Ph.D. programs to study human sexuality. For me, studying abroad was an especially interesting experience as a queer, low-income student. Through studying abroad, I was able to expand…
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Alcides Fuentes
My name is Alcides Fuentes, and I am a recently graduated transfer student. My family and I are from El Salvador and immigrated to the United States in 2007. I grew up in the Bay area and became interested in Political Science and Climate Change during my time in community college. I transferred to UC…
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Colby Grey
My name is Colby Grey, and I am a Philosophy major. I studied abroad twice as a UCSC student. In fall 2021, I studied on an Independent Program through CIEE in Copenhagen, Denmark, and in spring 2022 I studied abroad on Semester at Sea, visiting a total of twenty countries. Cycling is an important activity…
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Eliza Beam
My name is Eliza Beam, and I am a second-year Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) major with a minor in Education. I studied abroad in Ireland during summer 2022 through the Writing 2 Global Seminar. I was excited to have the opportunity to complete a GE over the summer and in a beautiful new…
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Janan Ali
My name is Janan Ali, and I am a nontraditional, 2022 UC Santa Cruz, Film and Digital Media graduate. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to study Film History and Restoration and attend the Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival in Bologna, Italy during the summer of 2022, through the UCSC Global Seminar program. Were it not for financial…