Student Stories

Participating in an Education Abroad Program will expand your horizons. You'll learn about the world - and you'll learn about yourself, too. But don't take our word for it, hear it directly from students who have gone abroad!


Education Abroad Stories

  • Where chaos meets tranquility

    October 21, 2025

    Now working to attract Asian investment to Camrose, Maven Boddy says, 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 a really tangible way of how travelling there has led me to have more compassion and more understanding of other cultures.鈥 Maven Boddy, faculty-led program, India

  • Lochs, law and lore

    October 21, 2025

    鈥淚 really, really loved Scotland. I want to practice law. Even though different countries practice law differently, at their core, they're still exactly the same.鈥 Swaleha Ahmad, exchange, Scotland

  • Finding warmth in the cold

    October 21, 2025

    鈥淚 enjoyed talking to the people up north the most because they're kind of different from the rest of Norway, from anyone you'd meet in Canada. They live so far up north and most of them haven't ever left there. So their perspective on the world was very eye opening.鈥 Afra Rahmanfard, exchange, Norway

  • Echoes of the past

    October 21, 2025

    鈥淚 felt a big connection there and every image I've ever seen just looked absolutely stunning and beautiful. I wanted to give it a try.鈥 Kirsten Weeks, summer, Ireland

  • A journey written in the land

    October 21, 2025

    鈥淚t's like the first shot of something that you need. As soon as I got my first taste of stepping foot in a continent like Africa, I knew I was going to go back.鈥 Raquel Medina, student-led group, Tanzania

  • A cough in the journey

    October 21, 2025

    鈥淚t's made me way more independent because I had to navigate this whole new country by myself.鈥 Teodora Necsa, exchange, Scotland

  • Funding her way to her roots

    October 10, 2025

    鈥淵ou鈥檒l look back at all the weird, wacky adventures you had while you were trying to figure things out, and laugh about the mistakes that you made early on.鈥

  • The Lion City

    September 28, 2025

    鈥淚t made me feel like I was more capable of doing things.鈥 Ihsan Khalifa, summer, Singapore

  • Going Dutch

    September 28, 2025

    鈥淛ust having to survive on my own was so important for me and I really do appreciate that experience.鈥 Amanda Hardman, exchange, Netherlands

  • Field research in paradise

    September 28, 2025

    I definitely have a greater appreciation for diversity. I just thought that it was really interesting and I have so much appreciation for the diversity that I didn't even know existed.鈥 Makayla Haag, Augustana faculty-led field studies, Costa Rica

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