Study Abroad

Studying Abroad in Melbourne, Australia: Welcome Week

Posted on by Kyra Sanborn
Melbourne Welcome Scavenger hunt
G'day! I come to you live from Australia again to report my exhausting but exciting first week here as an American abroad! I suppose I should start with the weekend.   Firstly, I have never been to a bar in the States. Secondly, after what I experienced Saturday night, I question if anything within U.S. borders can compare. It was our first Saturday night toge...
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There ARE Black Beans in this Country, or the Impact We Have on the World Around Us

Posted on by Maddi Cowen
Brief update from my previous post: I FOUND BLACK BEANS. I heard rumors that black beans occasionally grace the shelves of the nicer grocery stores, and we finally had a chance to go this week. They were expensive, so I was only allowed to buy one can using our grant money, but I take what I can get. Anyway, on to the next topic. Since my position as a field technicia...
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5 Discoveries About Traveling Alone

Posted on by Madeleine Colvin
I'm doing independent, pre-thesis research in China, and a byproduct of that is traveling on my own. Before I arrived in China, I was excited about the research and the going-to-China parts, but much less excited at the prospect of being alone for such a long period of time. I'm not one of those people who needs much "me time" and I thrive when I'm around people. On top of that...
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Studying Abroad in Melbourne, Australia: The Flight, the Frenzy, and the Folly

Posted on by Kyra Sanborn
G'day mates! I write from the beautiful but rather cold city of Melbourne, Australia to report back my (hopefully) numerous and fantastic adventures during my study abroad semester! My term starts near the end of July, (we have various orientations to take up the time before then), and ends mid-November, so I have plenty of time to travel around and get a feel of the Aussie ...
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Figuring Out Where I Am

Posted on by Maddi Cowen
Like any good adventure, mine begins and ends with time travel (courtesy of the International Date Line). I left Claremont for Brisbane, a large city in Queensland, Australia, on a Tuesday and arrived on a Thursday after 14 hours of travel. My return flight will reach the United States three hours before it leaves Australia. The time zone switch was especially difficult ...
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Preparing to Do Research Abroad

Posted on by Madeleine Colvin
As my little blurb explains, I will be spending this summer doing independent research in Southwestern China, funded by the Oldenborg International Research and Travel Grant. This grant is awarded to 2-3 rising Pomona seniors each year, allowing them to undertake research for a senior thesis, project, or exhibition during the summer months before senior year. In the past, s...
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Big Friendships of a Small School

Posted on by Michelle Chan
Three people in Pomona’s Class of 2017 are from Vermont. All three happen to be friends of mine. And I have already been offered, with not a single word of request, three places in Vermont to visit while I intern in Boston this summer. Not bad for a school of just 1600 students, right? Coming from a high school with a population 1.5x larger than Pomona’s, I wondered a...
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A Summary of Sophomore Year

Posted on by Kyra Sanborn
dramatic thinking
The end of another great year is upon us, and as everything winds down to final projects, papers, exams, and abundant last-minute senior sales, I cannot help but reflect on the moments that defined my sophomore year. These past two semesters were filled with ups and downs, each week as volatile and capricious as an episode of Grey's Anatomy. You see, sophomore year is an...
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Guest Post: Sagehens Shut Up and Dance Around Europe!

Posted on by Feather Flores
"Because if you're going to be a tourist for five weeks, you might as well be as ridiculous as possible." Video and concept by Sarah Laws '16, featuring cameos by: Andrea Green '17, Angela Han '16, David Kolin '16, Edmund Pacleb '16, Erick Velasquez '16, Jennifer Schmidt '14, Reid Mitchell '16, and Yuki Numata '16. Reproduced with enthusiastic consent. To learn more about...
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What I Didn’t Realize About Pomona Until I Went Abroad

Posted on by Hannah Li
As I'm starting my fourth month abroad in Budapest and the last month of my junior year, I'm starting to reflect on my time abroad, but also on my time back at Pomona College. I've begun to realize that leaving Pomona for a few months has made me realize a lot about the college, and I'd like to share a few of these thoughts with you. Quite a few of these are apparent but easy t...
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