MEET OLIVIA! Olivia traveled to Madrid, Spain for the Spring 2018 semester. IF NOTHING ELSE, DON’T FORGET TO PACK… A warm coat. Even though Spain is warmer than Illinois, it can still get pretty cold especially in January and February, and there were definitely some people that were not prepared for the weather. Also a […]

MEET ARJUN Arjun traveled to Cape Town, South Africa over Winter Break 2017. He worked on projects on the UIUC campus during the 2017 Fall semester, and then went to Cape Town to implement them. IF NOTHING ELSE, DON’T FORGET TO PACK… Extra clothes that you can afford to get dirty. If you do a […]

MEET ALEXANDER: He studied abroad at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Germany and completed their International Research Experience Program. IF NOTHING ELSE, DON’T FORGET TO PACK… A water bottle. Europeans have this weird tendency not to drink water, so it’s hard to come by. You won’t find many drinking fountains, and you won’t be […]