Academic Exchange , Community Service , Missouri State University , Ukraine
Volunteering is one of the most important parts of my life in the USA. While volunteering, I have an amazing opportunity to communicate with different people, share my culture, see American life from different perspectives, and most importantly, compare everything I see with the Ukrainian culture. I hope it will help me to overcome challenges in my community when I …
Academic Exchange , Experiencing America , Macedonia , Valparaiso University
Last weekend, my friendship family decided to take me and two other exchange students to a town nearby called Shipshewana. This town is in the south of Indiana. It is a very green town and has a lot of farms. The southern part of the state is well-known for being home to Amish people. I luckily had the opportunity to …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Burma , Professional Development , The U.S. Perspective , Troy University
I used to play badminton when I was in high school with my little sister at the court near our apartment every evening. However, I gave it up once I began preparing for my university entrance exam. As soon as I arrived at Troy University, the first thing that grabbed my attention was a Badminton Club poster on the wall. …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Fayetteville University , Israel , Juniata College , Lewis-Clark State College , Mercyhurst University , Mozambique , Ukraine , University of Missouri , Venezuala
Every year the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program holds a costume contest via our Facebook group to encourage students to share their Halloween costumes and how they are celebrating the holiday in their host universities. This year, as in years past, we had a large number of students submit their funny, scary, creative, and all around awesome costumes. Thank you to …
Cambodia , Community Service , East Asia and the Pacific , Egypt , Middle East and North Africa , Northern Michigan University , University of Missouri - St. Louis
Global UGRAD students are required to complete at least 20 hours of community service while they are in the United States. Admirably, many students have already starting volunteering in their local host community. Read below about the volunteering experiences written by current 2018-19 Global UGRAD students: Oudom Von from Cambodia at the University of Missouri-St. Louis “I have always been continuously …
Academic Exchange , Academics , american connections , Cambodia , East Asia and the Pacific , Professional Development , University of the Incarnate Word
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), my host institution, provided me the opportunity to present about Cambodia to a number of primary school students, high school students, and teachers at St. Peter School in San Antonio. I first provided some general facts about Cambodia including the geographical area, overview of lives in urban and rural areas, religions, currency, and …
Bangladesh , Fayetteville University , Mozambique , Venezuala
While most Global UGRAD students will never have to experience the effects of a natural disaster while they are in the U.S., some of our Global UGRAD participants were caught up in an intense hurricane, Florence, that impacted communities across the Carolinas and the Southeastern United States. These students showed amazing bravery and perseverance in dealing with unpredictable events that …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Algeria , American Host Institutions , Carroll College , Fayetteville University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Lebanon , Middle East and North Africa , Morocco , Professional Development , University of the Incarnate Word , Venezuala
As the U.S. mid-term elections are just around the corner, Global UGRAD students are also participating in democracy by running for office at their host universities and registering people to vote! Kenza Beladel from Morocco at the University of the Incarnate Word Kenza was recently elected as the Senator of International Students for the Student Government Association. As Senator, Kenza …
Academic Exchange , Academics , Bangladesh , Florida Gulf Coast University , Professional Development , South Asia
I always believed that if a person can dream something, she also has the ability to achieve that dream. Not all the dreams might come true, but dreams can certainly guide you through the path of life and might turn into reality. I always had a dream of studying abroad and now I am writing this article from a foreign …
Russia , University of the Incarnate Word
Every year my host university holds a series of wonderful events called DiversiTea where students can learn more about the culture of other countries and try national dishes. This time, the event was to feature Russia and I was very happy when I was offered the chance to take part in this event and represent my country. The international office …