5 Steps to Break the Comfort Zone Trap and Adopt a Study Abroad Mindset
<p>Before studying abroad in Rome, Monique Evdokiou (UC Berkeley) felt fully prepared, but quickly found herself stuck in a limiting routine. By resetting her expectations, exploring on her own, and embracing curiosity, she broke out of my comfort zone and immersed in the culture. The mindset shift made her semester unforgettable, teaching her resilience, independence, and the joy of living intentionally.</p>
Food Experiences that Defined My Mediterranean Study Abroad Experience
<p>Journey through Florence, Rome, and Barcelona as Yvonne Liu (UC Berkeley) shares all the ways that Mediterranean cuisine and culture intersect to create transformative study abroad moments that reinforce tradition, connection, and discovery.</p>
It’s the Firenze We Make Along the Way
<p>Trey Timberlake (UC Berkeley), a gay man from Palm Springs, California, challenged his childhood feelings of isolation and otherness as well as his fear of masculinity while studying abroad in Florence, Italy. See why Trey describes study abroad as the most transformative experience of his life.</p>
3-minute travel guide: Bologna, Italy
<p>Studying abroad in Italy is one of the best ideas ever. But are you ready for the trip? Take a tour of Bologna in minutes with help from this UCLA alumna.</p>
15 signs you studied abroad in Italy
<p>If you get that gelato is a food group, own one too many scarves and reminisce daily about the time you studied abroad in Italy, this is for you.</p>
3-minute travel guide: Rome, Italy
<p>Follow your wanderlust to Italy and learn the truth about real gelato, the best student neighborhood and mouth-watering Italian dishes you must try! UCSB alumna, Christina Chilin, shares 3 minutes on Rome!</p>
10 Cafés abroad that are literary famous
<p>Got writer’s block? Follow the great artists of history—Hemingway, Rowling, even Picasso—to their favorite cafés and find your inspiration abroad.</p>