As I take my last final exam today, spend my last day in Florence tomorrow & board a plane back to New York after 4 months of being away from everyone and everything I love on Saturday, I wanted to take some time to reflect on my experience & everything I have learned since being abroad.
Program Stage Articles
My Fatalistic Relationship with Dance
As I look to the prospect of having to go back to the United States and face a cold snowless winter, I want to squeeze in some last bits of analysis on my experience here and share with you all what I’ve learned.
Auditioning for the Moulin Rouge
Gap year student Olivia shares her story of auditioning for Paris’s iconic Moulin Rouge cabaret.
How is my second time studying abroad different from my first?
Sophia Ma shares her story of her two study abroad experiences in Spain: How is she approaching the second trip differently from the first?
API and Erasmus: The Best of Both Worlds
I’m so grateful that I got to visit those two remarkable cities in Portugal thanks to API.
Shoutout to API for saving my trip to Atacama
There was something compelling about feeling connected to a group of long lost ancestors, even with all our modern trappings, by finding some form of diversion in looking at the sky. To imagine that, from a material perspective, we are the universe observing itself. That was really cool.
Continuing the Study Abroad Experience at Home
It’s already been a few weeks since your return and no one seems to want to hear about your stories anymore. So, what now? How can you keep your study abroad experience and passion for other cultures going?
A Black Woman’s Experience Studying Abroad
Today's blog post comes to us from API Global Leader & University of Alabama student Anna...
Short-Term Study Abroad in Salamanca [API Program Spotlight]
Salamanca is a fantastic choice for a program location because of its history, culture and beauty. It’s nicknamed “The Golden City” because of its stunning Plaza Mayor and beautiful sandstone buildings.