Tag: stories from study abroad

CATEGORIES: Spring 2022

Jill Olson Launches Her International Career with a Fulbright Award

Jill Olson, a graduating senior at Iowa State, has received a highly prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Award enabling her to serve as an English teaching assistant in a school in Taiwan for 11 months. The Fulbright Program, administered by the U.S. State Department, seeks to provide professional advancement and cross-cultural experiences. Olson, a psychology and … Continue reading Jill Olson Launches Her International Career with a Fulbright Award

CATEGORIES: October 2020

The First Adventure After Iowa State

How do you launch into a new life when graduating during a global pandemic? For Timothy Peterson (’20 Spanish) plans kept changing, and he kept rolling with it. Step by step, he’s managed to forge ahead without always knowing how things would turn out. His current career trajectory started nearly four years ago. While … Continue reading The First Adventure After Iowa State

CATEGORIES: May 2020

Humans of WLC–Hannah Hichborn

Hannah Hichborn, a junior majoring in kinesiology and health and a minor in Spanish shares her recent study abroad adventure While in Valencia, I took two Spanish courses at the Universidad de Valencia and lived with a host family. Being abroad was a once in a lifetime experience, but the best part was being … Continue reading Humans of WLC–Hannah Hichborn

CATEGORIES: May 2020

Learning to Think Globally after Study Abroad

Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish Julie Wilhelm writes about what students can expect from her post-study abroad course. “We talked a lot about reverse culture shock after coming home and this class and instructor helped me unpack emotional baggage I didn’t even know I had.” This comment from a former student aptly explains one … Continue reading Learning to Think Globally after Study Abroad

CATEGORIES: February 2020

Humans of WLC-Grace Argenbright

Grace Argenbright is a senior majoring in Spanish Secondary Education and International Studies. She shares a little bit about her adventure in the WLC. When I came on my visit I fell in love with the campus and the adventure Iowa State promised. I knew I wanted to pursue Spanish, but I wasn’t quite sure what else I … Continue reading Humans of WLC-Grace Argenbright

CATEGORIES: Winter 18-19

Advice Archive: Getting the Perfect Flight

The WLC students are starting a new blog- the Advice Archive! Our students have knowledge on all things study abroad from phone apps to jetlag naps and everything in between. Our first entry is below. Enjoy! Getting the Perfect Flight By Sarah Bartlett Getting flights for study abroad can be stressful and expensive. There are … Continue reading Advice Archive: Getting the Perfect Flight

CATEGORIES: Winter 18-19

Como se dice scalpel?

Meet Bryn. Bryn Myers is an Iowa State Senior studying genetics and Spanish, and you’re about to hear the story of what happens when everything clicks during a semester abroad. Before you read on, here’s a bit of backstory. Bryn is from Cedar Rapids, and she went to Linn-Mar High School. She’s the child of … Continue reading Como se dice scalpel?

CATEGORIES: Fall 2018

Willkomma in Deidschländle: A Year in Germany with CBYX

Introduce yourself! What brought you to Iowa State? My name is Jacob, and I’m a junior at ISU. I grew up on a farm and always wanted to go into agriculture, so I came to ISU to first study agricultural business, and then I switched to agronomy. I threw German in there because I wanted … Continue reading Willkomma in Deidschländle: A Year in Germany with CBYX

CATEGORIES: Spring 2018

From Bookworm to Bräumeister: a WLC Senior’s Journey

A WLC Senior’s Journey

CATEGORIES: Fall 2017

Joi Latson: Impacted by GLOBE

For the past four years, the Department of World Languages and Cultures has had the opportunity to have Student Ambassadors. These students are some of the best in our department- representing various programs, interests and experiences. This Fall, all of our ambassadors are as outstanding as usual, and we got the opportunity to sit down … Continue reading Joi Latson: Impacted by GLOBE