Senior Randi Williams has traveled abroad through Towson programs three times in her undergraduate career, beginning with a semester in Italy in Spring 2014. Below she compares some of her experiences between Indonesia and Australia, her two long term experiences this past year. Q: Did your experiences abroad met your expectations? Exceeded them? My experience… Read more From Indonesia to Australia
This post was originally shared on the personal blog of Towson junior Alie Waller who studied in India in Spring 2015 with the American Institute of Foreign Study (AIFS). We’re happy to share this post as part of our Student Stories and the Fall 2015 edition of our newsletter. Thanks, Alie! Over the past two and a… Read more Life in Color: INDIA!
Leili Zamini studied abroad in Spring 2015 in Seville, Spain prior to graduating from Towson with a B.S. in Chemistry and a minor in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. Leili applied for and was awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship for study abroad and was recently highlighted by the same program. Learn more about the… Read more STEM student in Spain
This post comes from Jordyn Jones, who spent Spring semester of her sophomore year in Granada, Spain. You can see her first post here: http://wp.me/p2S0DC-vV I’ve found a quote that expressed my spring break more clearly than I can describe, “certainly, travel is more than seeing sights; its a change that goes on deep and permanent,… Read more Reflecting on travel & the common factors
This post is the final installment from Allie Press who spent her Spring 2015 semester on exchange at Falmouth University in Falmouth, England. I am in my last days in Falmouth, UK, and of course now I get sick. Though, I suppose now is the best time since I have no schoolwork or anything to… Read more The End of an Adventure Abroad
Considering the price and time investment, in order to get to a country a whole hemisphere away I thought it to be prudent to stay longer, in-country past the completion of the program. Not only did I want a fuller experience in Buenos Aires (where my program was based) but I also wanted to venture… Read more Solo Adventures Abroad — experiencing ultimate independence
Gina Bounds is an Art History major currently studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain! When looking for ways to fund her experience abroad, Gina turned toward Fund My Travel, “an online crowdfunding platform specifically developed to suit the needs of individuals desiring to study or volunteer abroad.” Towson is pleased to partner with Fund My Travel… Read more Fund My Travel: Campaigning for Study Abroad
Name: Jordyn Jones Year: Sophomore Major: International Studies and Political Science Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD Abroad Destination: Granada, Spain Abroad Term: Spring 2015 So it’s been about a two months since I’ve packed up everything and left the only place that I have ever called home to start a new adventure in Spain and so… Read more A Semester in Granada
Name: Maggy Kay Year: Junior Study Abroad Term: Spring 2015 Destination: Jerusalem, Israel When deciding where to study abroad, what led you to choose your destination? I have always wanted to study abroad in Israel. It wasn’t that I wanted to study abroad and then chose Israel. I knew that I wanted to study abroad… Read more A Spring in Israel
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend a whole semester as an exchange student in Oldenburg, Germany, studying at the Carl Von Ossietzky Universitat? Then follow along with Michele’s blog as she explores this historic city over the Spring Semester! Join her on this adventure into the heart of Europe as she discovers… Read more Student Blogging: Oldenburg, Germany
