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Culture Shock My Barcelona Experience Alumni Advice Challenges Barriers Growth Cultural Lens

Indescribably Uncomfortable

If you ask anyone who has studied abroad how their time was, they will all answer the same – “It...

Savannah Bishop April 30, 2025

Culture Shock My Barcelona Experience Alumni Advice Challenges Barriers Friendship Locals Independence Growth Cultural Lens European Travel Cultural Competence

Adventures Abroad: Solo Travel, New Friendships, and Lessons from Barcelona

I studied abroad in Barcelona during the Fall of 2024, during which I lived with a homestay family...

Andrew Mendez March 12, 2025

Culture Shock Food My Barcelona Experience Alumni Locals Daily Life Living Abroad Cultural Competence

Differences between Barcelona and the U.S.

Barcelona is a very special and historic city located in Catalonia, a region in Spain. I fell in...

Nicholas Karapelou November 13, 2024

Culture Shock TODOS Alumni Advice Challenges Cultural Lens

Identity Abroad

I remember walking through the streets of Barcelona in search of a place with a delicious menú del...

India Turner June 26, 2024

Culture Shock Alumni Advice Challenges Health and Safety

Making Barcelona Your Home Away from Home - Tips for Conquering Abroad Anxiety

For me, I always knew I wanted to study abroad. No matter where I went to college, or where I would...

Avery Hormel June 12, 2024

Culture Shock Alumni Growth

Culture Shock’s Twin Sister

As students studying abroad, we really only work to prepare ourselves for culture shock. Though...

Rosalina Macon March 5, 2024

Cultural Activities Culture Shock Advice Friendship Growth

Wander, Connect, Thrive: Navigating Study Abroad on Your Own

This is the story of how I turned the challenge of studying abroad alone in Barcelona into an...

Mallory McCormick September 7, 2023

Culture Shock Advice Internship Health and Safety

Anxiety about Studying Abroad? It’s Ok!

My name is Thelma Solis, and I am majoring in Psychology and Foreign Languages (Spanish) at New...

Thelma Solis August 31, 2023

Culture Shock Housing TODOS

Why I Loved My Homestay Experience

As a TODOS Scholar, I chose to write this blog for those who are still deciding whether to stay in...

Moshay Turner July 24, 2023

The Best Sweet Treats in Barcelona

Building Friendships Abroad & Leaning on Community Back Home

Student Vlog: Madelyn's Weekend Trip to France

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Indescribably Uncomfortable

Adventures Abroad: Solo Travel, New Friendships, and Lessons from Barcelona

Differences between Barcelona and the U.S.

Identity Abroad

Making Barcelona Your Home Away from Home - Tips for Conquering Abroad Anxiety

Culture Shock’s Twin Sister

Wander, Connect, Thrive: Navigating Study Abroad on Your Own

Anxiety about Studying Abroad? It’s Ok!

Why I Loved My Homestay Experience

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