Category: Student Stories
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Lauren Feder
My name is Lauren Feder, and I am a recently graduated psychology major who was lucky enough to spend my last summer quarter as a UCSC student in Sorrento, Italy on a UCSC Global Seminar. As a graduating first-generation college student, who recently got admitted into graduate school to get my master’s in Mental Health…
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Sammy Moore
My name is Sammy Moore, and I am a double politics and philosophy major. I participated in both UCEAP and UCDC, attending the UCEAP program in Edinburgh, Scotland in fall 2021, and UCDC in fall 2022. Specifically, I will be focusing on my time spent abroad attending the University of Edinburgh. One thing that studying…
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Maya Amin
My name is Maya, and I am a politics and legal studies double major at UCSC. I recently participated in the Global Seminar: Writing 2 in Ireland Research and Travel Writing program during the summer of 2022. Being a first-generation student at an American university meant that growing up, I didn’t have much guidance about…
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Esteban Rosales
My name is Esteban Rosales, and I’m a Human Biology major. I studied abroad in Florence, Italy, through the UCEAP Made in Italy Florence Program in summer 2022 I’ve always wanted to study abroad in Europe, especially in Italy. As a first-generation, LatinX, low-income EOP student, it was difficult to grasp the idea of studying…
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Lucius Mitchell
Greetings reader, my name is Lucius. I’m a global economics major, and I studied this last summer in Berlin, through UCEAP’s Berlin Summer program at Free University Berlin (FUB). Founded in 1948, FUB is one of Germany’s most renowned universities and maintains a prominent reputation internationally. Preparing to study abroad is an involved and time-consuming process. As…
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Jaydah Branch
My name is Jaydah Branch, and I’m a Linguistics major who had the opportunity to study abroad in Seoul, South Korea for an academic year. As a low-income, African-American student, I never dreamed of being able to study in a continent as far away as Asia due to financial barriers. One day, I happened to…
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Fiona Lee
My name is Eunseo Fiona Lee (she/her/ella) and I am pursuing a double major in Politics and Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism. I studied away in UCEAP’s University of Bordeaux program for my sophomore year and went on to participate in UC Center Sacramento (UCCS) and UC Washington Center (UCDC) in the following years. My year in France was my first time…
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Shannon King
My name is Shannon King. I’m an Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism major with a minor in Linguistics and a teaching certificate in TESOL, and I studied in UCEAP’s University of Bordeaux program during Fall 2021. Studying away as a Queer Swedish-American led me to some of the best and most challenging times of my life. I experienced…
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Griselda Carolina Torres
My name is Griselda Carolina Torres. I am a Psychology major, and I studied abroad in UCEAP’s Yonsei University program in Seoul, South Korea, in fall 2021. I decided that I wanted to study abroad during my sophomore year in 2019. However, my plans were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I debated whether to…
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Chailen August
I’m Chailen August. I’m a fourth-year Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) major Black Studies minor and I studied abroad in Ghana through UCEAP’s University of Ghana program. Studying abroad as a black person, low-income student in Ghana was sort of like a Black paradise. It was Black paradise because usually, I’m navigating white spaces where I’m not afforded…
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Celia Debonnet
My name is Celia Debonnet. I’m a Business Management Economics major, and I studied in UCEAP’s University of Bordeaux program in France during Fall 2022. Studying away as an American raised in a French family, with predominantly Korean features, was both an illuminating and frustrating experience. Having grown up in the cultural melting pot of Los Angeles,…
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Edwina Malmberg
My name is Edwina, I’m a Sociology major and I participated in the AFS Intercultural Exchange Program in Indonesia. Studying abroad as a Panamanian female from a low-income background was eye-opening. Since I was a little girl I have been interested in learning new languages and exploring new places, but having the opportunity to study abroad…