A page from Sierra’s Hebrew notebook. Photo courtesy of Sierra Semmel. Today I took my final exam for my Ulpan class. The past four weeks, as I’ve briefly described, me and the rest of the study…
One month into my semester in Israel, I can’t help but think about how grateful I am for the people I’ve met here so far.…
The Old City, Jerusalem. Photo by Sierra Semmel. In the week and a half of my Hebrew class, known as Ulpan, I’ve learned nearly as much about my teachers as I have about…
Students passing the main entrance of Tel Aviv University. Photo by Sierra Semmel. Sitting down to write this, I’ve just realized that I moved into my apartment in Tel Aviv almost a week ago. In those seven days,…
I think the University of Maine’s Study Abroad Office would probably rest a little easier at night if I’d chosen somewhere other than Israel for…
Photo courtesy of Brawley Benson Outside the train, dark fields faded and hovered in sight before disappearing behind thickets of trees. The scene seemed to repeat itself with no…
Kathleen with her host sister, Clara, after hiking up the knoll featured in the background. Photo provided by Kathleen Brown. Before studying abroad, you are confronted with many questions from your somewhat confused yet supportive loved ones, most of which are standard inquiry. Sometimes you…
Having international roommates can be intimidating and exhilarating. Even without variations in cultures and languages, consider how different people can be. When I first came…
The hallways of the Main Quad Building at the University College Cork. Photo by Taylor Houdlette If you ever get to study abroad, consider a small city, or at least do your research ahead of time and see which cities…
Taylor Houdlette sitting on the coast of the Aran Islands. Photo courtesy of Houdlette. Pretend that you're sitting outside for a moment. You're on a cold, metal park bench. It's drizzling and hulking bodies pass by, dark raincoats…