Temple University

I had an amazing experience abroad as my family was very supportive of my endeavor to travel. I am a graphic designer at Tyler School of Art who now works for Temple University Housing and Residential Life. I academically had an amazing adventure and achieved a 3.7 while abroad taking 17 credits at the 13th best art school in the country. My classes were challenging and kept me excited to go to class. I was lucky enough to play with the olympic development program while in the states and I took my soccer to Italy where I played at the Amalfi Coast, the neighborhood of Prati in Rome, and Sorrento! I even played soccer with people from Naples while i was in Sperlonga. I definitely had the time of my life while abroad. My bestfriend in the fraternity had graduated while i was a freshman in college. He moved to Italy to teach political science, marketing, and english. He gave me an opportunity to be fully immersed in the culture. Greek life was a pivotal part of my education because it gave me an amazing opportunity in Rome!

I was overall happy with traveling abroad in Rome. It was a great way for me to immerse myself in a completely different culture than my own. I would definitely do it again. The food and lifestyle of the Italian people is something I will never forget. I am so glad I was able to experience something that I will most likely never be able to do again. The only thing that I had a problem with were some of the other people on the program. They chose to spend their time going to bars, full of english speaking people and party almost every day. I thought this was a bad use of time especially when surrounded by a incredible history, art and food. This however is not the fault of the administration but I feel it reflected badly on the Temple University program. This program was a great way to see Italy and I can not wait to go back.

This program made me fall in love with Spain, its culture, history, and more. The program director is fantastic at his job - everything throughout the program was well organized, and we never had any programs while abroad. I did the summer program and within a short period of time felt that I covered a lot of ground in Spain. The first week in Madrid is a great way to meet the other students in the program as well as gain an idea of the Spanish lifestyle. Oviedo was the perfect city to learn in a classroom setting with plenty of time to spend with host families or travel to adjacent towns. I would recommend this trip to any student who is interested!!