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“Studying abroad is realizing a world outside your own and a world within yourself.”
– Ghana participant
“It was the best thing I’ve ever done! I feel like everyone should go abroad at least one time. It has helped me a great deal for my art and history classes. It was good for my soul! It also helped me appreciate our freedom in America!”
– Peru participant
“It was the best experience of my life! I added a second degree as a result.”
– Spain participant
“Wonderful! Not only did the course help — but the experience of being overseas, immersed in a different culture teaches us so much more than anyone could expect.”
– Florence participant
“I felt that I had a much stronger grasp on the concepts and backgrounds of the course because of my exposure to the location and people we studied. Plus the invaluable guest lectures. Dr. Moitt seems quite connected.”
– Barbados participant
“Every overseas trip that I have taken has introduced me to very different cultures. This in itself is a wonderful experience. Study abroad and going abroad in general opens my mind up every time.”
– Italy participant
“It was a good experience. This was my first trip out of the U.S.A. It showed me that the people I see on TV really do exist. The trip also gave me a different perspective on the U.S.”
– Peru participant
“This trip was an overall great experience for me. Academically, the history and the cultural aspects that I learned about in Barbados are priceless. The six credits I earned put me ahead on my track to graduation. On a personal note, I got to meet a score of new and interesting people, and developed what I hope to be some lasting friendships.”
– Barbados participant
“It opened my eyes to a culture I would not have known otherwise.”
– Guatemala participant
“I especially learned about my identity as an American by seeing the perspectives of students from other countries — their ideas on both general issues and on specifically U.S. concerns.”
– Perugia, Italy participant
“My Spanish is wonderful. I learned more there in four weeks than I acquired in 15 weeks here!”
– Guatemala participant
“I have been enlightened in ways I never would have been solely through studies at VCU.”
– Guatemala participant
“It was the best thing I ever did — an invaluable educational experience!”
– Germany participant
“It is terribly difficult to articulate the incredible personal/professional growth I experienced from this class! It was an exceptional learning opportunity!”
– Germany participant
“The cultural experience was more than I imagined and the corporations we visited were very educational on European business practices.”
– European Business Tour participant
“It allowed me to observe several regional cultures up close. It broadened my understanding on how they do things and why they do the things they do.”
– European Business Tour participant
“It was a trip of a lifetime! The things I learned on that trip will stay with me forever. Germany has such a fabulous approach to human services and I was able to compare a lot of what we saw there to social work here in the U.S. I was able to appreciate the downfalls of the German system, too.”
– Germany participant
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