“I have made life-long friends from all over the world that I would have never met had I stayed in the states this semester. They have opened my eyes to what this world has to offer and ignited a passion inside me to travel the world.” – Dorian, WOU student

Portland State University student Megan, is making a difference in the lives of people in Uganda through an internship with Child Family Health International. 

Oregon State Student, Brittany had the “magical trip of a lifetime” when she studied abroad at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. 

University of Washington student, Ridwan, recently interned in the International Affairs office at the University of Ulsan in South Korea. Read about her journey in self-realization here.

Learn about Japanese culture from Jacob, a Portland State University student who studied abroad at Waseda University in Japan.

Grace from Oregon State University completed an internship in Spain last summer with a company performing biotechnology research.  Read about how she broadened her perspectives by working with people from different cultures.

Five weeks in Querétaro, Mexico passed like a blink of an eye for Grazina. Read more about her study abroad experience here.

Maile participated in an internship with Student Exchange Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam. Read about how she discovered food is “the thread that stitches people together”.

Read about how Everette found comfort in cultural differences during her study abroad program in Germany.