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Post originally found on CIS Abroad. Guest author: Aly Hathaway, Semester in Aix-En-Provence – Institut Americain Universitaire, Fall 2018, Wagner College. My name is Aly Hathaway, and I am a Senior French Studies major at Wagner College. I chose CIS because the staff were super helpful, and I knew that it would help me make… Read more Student Stories: Being A Legally Blind Student Abroad

Margaret Geanacopoulos is a Senior at Towson University majoring in International Studies. For the duration of her Junior year, Margaret studied abroad through a TU Exchange Program at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan. Margaret also works at the Towson University Study Abroad Office as a Peer Advisor. Around the time I was seven years… Read more How I Survived a Year Abroad with Food Allergies (And How You Can Too)

In the 2019 minimester, I studied abroad in South Korea at Yonsei University. As a half-Korean, I wanted to go to South Korea to learn more about Korean culture and gain confidence in speaking the Korean language in order to communicate with my family in South Korea better. The program at Yonsei offered multiple field… Read more Student Stories: Derek Margulies

Lynn Tomlinson is an assistant film professor at Towson University with expertise in the areas of animation, visual effects, film and media history and theory, production, and post-production. In Summer 2018, Professor Tomlinson led the “TU Crafting Fantastic Worlds: Film, Effects, and Animation in the New Zealand Landscape” faculty-led program. Peer Advisor (PA): Why did… Read more Faculty Feature: Professor Lynn Tomlinson

Lyndsi Jones graduated from Towson University in the Spring of 2017 with a degree in Mass Communication and a minor in Marketing. She studied abroad on a TU exchange program with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Lyndsi now works as the Communications and Outreach Coordinator and the Fund for Education Abroad in… Read more Ask an Alumni: Lyndsi Jones

Zenab Bakayokois currently a senior at Towson University. She studied abroad with CEA for the Spring 2018 Semester in Paris, France. One of the toughest things about study abroad was staying financially responsible — and for those of us without much money to spend, I have some tips! I had a wonderful semester with CEA.… Read more Great Ways to Stay Money Smart While Abroad

Author: Lauren Savard Lauren Savard is a student from Towson University. She studied abroad in Heredia, Costa Rica in Fall 2016.    Ever since I began taking Spanish classes my freshman year of high school, I always had a great hope to spend a semester in a Spanish-speaking country. When presented with the opportunity to… Read more Para servirles: Making a Difference While Abroad

  The Towson University Study Abroad Office would like to recognize TU athlete Lexi Littlefield. She is living, breathing proof that it is possible for athletes–or students with any busy schedule–to study abroad! Lexi went abroad to the UK during the Minimester of 2018. You can learn more about Lexi’s personal experience abroad from her… Read more Spotlight Story: Meet Lexi Littlefield

My name is Samantha Miller. During my senior year of high school I went to Belgium for a year abroad. In that year I grew as a person and I made friendships that will last a lifetime. I was able to study the culture of not only Belgium, but the cultures of all the other… Read more TU Abroad Stories: Samantha Miller