By Brittany Sterling Young Arts and Entertainment Writer This summer I was given the unique opportunity of attending two classical music festivals in Europe – the Vienna Summer Music Festival and Music Academy International in Trentino, Italy. Going into this experience, I somewhat knew what to expect from Music Academy, as I had attended it Read More …
By Isabella Galenas, Class of 2019 I am currently studying in Melbourne, Australia. Apart from doing some trips around this country, I had the opportunity to visit Thailand a couple weeks ago. It was definitely a culture shock! The tour started in Bangkok, which is such a busy, crazy, and amazing city. We spent three Read More …
By Sophia Brumme, Class of 2019 The first trip I took in Australia was to Fraser Island in Queensland. It is the world’s largest sand island. The day we departed, we were divided up into groups of eight. My friend and I were the only Americans. We were grouped with a boy from Israel, a Read More …
By Jerry Santiago, Class of 2019 So, my experience studying abroad could be called unusual to say the least, but not at all dull. During the first week in my host university (University of Essex), I met with a person called Reinis, who one of my friends back at CUA recommended I contact to help Read More …
By Victoria Kirkman ’20 Last week, I awoke to the sound of a shriek. My friend had found a cockroach crawling in her bag. We were waking up before the sun in a hostel room that felt like summer camp. Bunk beds, no air conditioning, or “air con” as they say down here, and of Read More …
By Marie Erickson ’20, Annaliese Neaman ’19, and Makenzie Winter ’19 Erickson – Formal Dinners Formal dinners are the best reward after spending the day at tutorial and the library. Each college holds formal dinners in its hall on specified nights throughout the term. I usually meet up with friends from my hall before we Read More …
By William Deatherage, Class of 2020 Greetings and salutations from the land of Europe! If you have ever considered studying abroad but worry about missing opportunities, let me be the first to assure you that there are plenty of amazing activities and events to engage in at the Catholic University of America Rome Campus. I Read More …
Hi! Erin & Sarah here in Dublin, Ireland! We are juniors studying abroad this semester at University College Dublin (UCD). At home, we both study marketing in the Busch School of Business. UCD is similar to CUA as it is a city school with its own campus. It is about 20 minutes from City Read More …
By Drew Richardson, Class of 2019 Two years ago, I would not believe it if you told me that I would be living in Paris with a French family, speaking only French, drinking wine by the Eiffel Tower, meeting people from all over the world, and traveling all across Europe. Sure enough, here I am, Read More …
By Justin Smith This semester I am studying abroad in Paris, France, which has come to be one of my favorite cities on the map. I started studying the French language during my freshman year of high school, and it has been my minor at CUA since starting college, so I already had a pretty Read More …