This summer, I had the privilege of studying abroad in Scandinavia! I lived inCopenhagen, Denmark for a month, Stockholm, Sweden for 2 weeks, and Reykjavik, Iceland fora week. I took courses related to the fields of criminal and legal psychology. The first course Itook was called The Psychology of Criminal Behavior, and the second course […]
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By Yixin Zhang While my original vision centered on language mastery, networking, and culturalimmersion, the outcomes taught me the value of adaptability. My Spanish skills progressedmodestly, though not to the level I’d hoped. Reflecting honestly, I recognize that challengeswith my instructor’s teaching style and my own hesitancy to seek supplemental resourcesplayed a role. Yet this
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By Sadie Esch Laurent The BLI grant helped pay for a summer studying and working in Dublin. I interned at a hotel andtook two classes during my two months in Ireland. My main challenge was that my internshipwas not as it was initially described. Before starting, I was told certain tasks that I would bedoing
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By Colleen Hardman Thanks to the Barger Leadership Student Grant, I was able to take the Leadership in Energyand Environmental Design Green Associate exam through the United States Green BuildingCouncil, an organization that is focused on sustainability within the building industry throughboth revitalization of existing infrastructure and the creation of new buildings. This certificationserves as
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By Emily Williams For the month of May, I had the incredible opportunity to enroll in a fast-paced semestercourse in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. Going abroad for the first time was certainly abit daunting; however, I am so thankful to the BLI for equipping me with the confidence Ineeded and for awarding me
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By Amory Tin This past March, MEG Consulting visited Chicago to visit some of the top consulting firms in theworld. With 6 cars and 34 excited members, we embarked early morning on Thursday, March 7.Our freshmen analysts eagerly awaited this highly-anticipated trip, one that was spoken about,without fail, in every recruitment spiel. Sophomores, who are
By Yazmyn Cross Hi everyone! My name is Yazmyn and I’m a Junior studying Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience with a minor in Community Action and Social Change. This past Spring I was given the opportunity to study abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico with the Spanish for Health Professionals Program through the UM School of Nursing for a
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By Julia Snider With the help of the BLI Global Scholarship, I was able to spend six weeks of this past summer studying abroad–five of those weeks were in Copenhagen, plus a week-long class field trip to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This was my first time in the Eastern Hemisphere, and I’m happy to say I returned home
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By Aries Rutledge Greetings! My name is Aries Rutledge and I am a sophomore in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. This spring, I studied abroad in Uganda with the Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU) Program. As I began this experience, I knew very little about Uganda, the language, customs, and what
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By Faith Cole I cannot fully express my gratitude for the opportunity I had to study abroad in Santiago de Compostela, Spain this spring. Though those six weeks flew by more quickly than I could have imagined, I learned much more in that time than I could have in a classroom at home. Santiago de
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