Study Abroad: Into the “Known”
Lisa Matsui ‘21, Global Communication and World Languages major/Public Relations minor, participated in a spring 2019 semester abroad program in Tokyo, Japan. As a Japanese American who has frequented Tokyo several times before to visit relatives, I was definitely concerned with whether this trip abroad would be “worth it.” Most college students are only able
CGE Photo Contest 2020 Winners!
Students who went abroad in the past academic year submitted photos and won prizes! Check out the 2020 contest winning photos below. You can view all photos by going to the CGE Facebook page and searching in the albums – Photo Contest 2020. The following student winners’ photos will be displayed in a Student Union
Virtual Study Abroad Fair
The fall 2020 Study Abroad Fair, featuring programs from around the globe, was held from Monday, September 14 – Friday, September 18 via Zoom. Discover all programs on the Global Gateway. Click on each session below to watch a recording of the presentation. You will need to log in with your Chapman username to watch
Bringing Diversity to Prague
Maia Coffey ‘21, Public Relations and Advertising major/Production Design for Film minor, participated in a spring 2020 semester abroad program in Prague. Going abroad has been a dream of mine since I started an online art magazine with my friends in high school. The magazine was submission-based, and we unexpectedly got submissions from Japan, Belgium,
My Mediterranean Experience
Tiffany Yang ’21 participated in the summer ’19 travel course, “Exploring the Original Mediterranean Diet.” In her blog post below, she covers a spectrum of topics, including her background at Chapman, how she prepared to study abroad, what she learned about her identity, and the value she sees in Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color
Differently-abled on Semester at Sea
Giselle Nissenbaum ’21, psychology major, sailed on Semester at Sea in fall 2019. It is amazing what kind of thinking and self-reflection happens when you pluck yourself out of your world and escape to a ship in the middle of the ocean (Semester at Sea) with nothing but yourself, your past, and your thoughts toward
Creative Ways of Fundraising to Study Abroad
Finances are often one of the biggest obstacles students face to study abroad, so we have compiled a list of ways Chapman students have fundraised and saved money for their global education experiences. With the money you fundraise, you could afford to participate and indulge in various opportunities abroad, such as taking a local cooking
The Internship: A Prague Workplace
Emma Asson ’21, Broadcast Journalism and Documentary major, studied abroad at Anglo-American University in Prague, Czech Republic in spring 2020. When I envisioned my semester abroad, which I had been doing for years, I imagined lots of worse case scenarios for what could happen while away from home. Worries like not meeting friends to travel
Studying Abroad During COVID-19
Since the implementation of a Global Level 4 Health Advisory –Do Not Travel by the U.S. Department of State due to COVID-19, all spring 2020 study abroad students have been advised to return home and have transitioned to online learning. Nevertheless, Chapman students are resilient. They had to navigate an unprecedented situation while in a
Following Darwin
Sarah Otto ’20 connects her passion for marine science to the unique environmental system in the Galapagos. As a biology major emphasizing in evolution and ecology, I always believed the Galápagos Islands to be some mystical land where Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution. I’ve read countless books and literature on the island’s role