Student Voices
Read more about UIC students' experiences studying and interning abroad!
“Study abroad allows students to expand their horizons academically, professionally, and spiritually.”
| SIT Geneva, Switzerland
Navigating your Identity Abroad
As you can see from the blogs below, study abroad is intended to be for students of all backgrounds and identities. However, your identities undoubtedly influence how you experience study abroad. Our study abroad advisors are available to help you learn more about what to expect abroad by sharing resources from our partners and UIC alumni. Visit our Resource Page on Navigating your Identities Abroad and reach out to our Student Ambassadors to hear their lived experiences and personal reflections.
Connect with UIC Study Abroad Alumni
Our study abroad alumni are excited to share their experiences with prospective study abroad students! Learn more about how study abroad impacted them by connecting with our study abroad ambassadors or reading our recent UIC study abroad alumni blogs below.
Meet Our Student Ambassadors
Zainab Bhojani, LAS, Biological Sciences
CEA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Why You Should Choose Buenos Aires to Study Abroad
Walk and Talk Like a Porteño – My Spanish Language Learning Experience
Alicia Bowers, College of Business, Marketing
CEA Seville, Spain
A Seville Semester: My Homestay & Daily Routine
Gabby Ciuteikis, CADA, IDEAS & Spanish
CEA Seville, Spain
Choosing a Homestay in Seville
Musaab Froukh, LAS, Biochemistry
CIEE Gaborone, Botswana
Cooking in the Dorms
Jazmin Juarez, LAS, Latin American and Latino Studies
CIEE Shanghai, China
Pre-Departure Reflections
Week 1: 5 things that Surprised me about Shanghai
Week 2: Gift Giving in China
Nevan Patel, LAS, Biological Sciences
CIEE Open Campus – Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Berlin, Germany
Deborah Salami, LAS, Criminology, Law & Justice
CEA London, UK
London Calling: 3 Ways to Elevate Your Study Abroad Experience
Jennifer Saviski, LAS, Spanish
CEA Seville, Spain
Studying Abroad in Seville as a Division 1 Athlete
Dorothy Wright, LAS, Biological Sciences
SFS Australia
Looking at Australia Through a Cultural Lens
Other Testimonials
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Program Partner Blogs
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UIC Faculty-Directed Blogs