re-en·try /ˌrēˈentrē/ noun
1. reverse culture shock or the process of an individual re-assimilating to their home country after studying abroad
It's been one week since I got back from one of the most incredible experiences of my life, and I have decided that I can never travel again because that was way too many hours of traveling...just kidding. Although I am still ...
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What It Means to be a Gladiator
Fresh from my trip to Italy, I would have to say Rome and Florence are shortly behind Barcelona on the list of my favorite cities visited during study abroad. Florence was just jaw-dropping. It was that type of antique beauty that you imagine when you think about Italy. From the Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio, it seemed like there was something beautiful on every corner. Not to...
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On December 1, 2011, My Entire Life Went for a Spin!
On the first of December, many high-achieving, low-income students around the nation were notified that they had received the QuestBridge National College Match--a free college and scholarship application process that helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to the nation's most selective colleges. This year, there wer...
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¡Saludos! from Salamanca!
Hello everyone! My name is Ashley Land. I am a junior (cannot believe that) and media studies major at Pomona. I am from the windy city of Chicago, and as some of you may know, I am not at Pomona this semester but in the beautiful city of Salamanca in Spain. Choosing to study abroad was a very difficult decision for me. I thought it was going to be a horrible experience and...
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The Benefits of Modern Technology–Skyping Across the Ocean
55-60% of all Pomona students study abroad, usually in their junior year. I thought I'd start this post with this factoid I always tell my groups when I give tours. I think this says a lot about Pomona and the globally engaged community of students that it creates. Pomona makes it easy to study abroad--- with tons of programs in a multitude of countries, even some major spec...
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Pomona Goes to St. Petersburg!
Rebekah Cramerus, '14 and Linguistics Major, explores St. Petersburg during her year abroad in Russia.
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There and Back Again: Students’ Tales of Study Abroad
Wednesday evening, the Office of Study Abroad held its Welcome Back dinner for those of us who spent the Spring 2012 semester abroad. This dinner gave us all a chance to chat and share experiences and the like, but it also has been making me think about our readjustment back into Pomona and the U.S. Most of us have had a month or two to get used to being stateside again, but ...
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Settling In
Although I planned to make a list, I found myself at the grocery store (for the second time) alone and without any tangible guide to indicate what I forgot to buy on yesterday’s run. The prices, in Pounds, looked deceptively cheap at first glance, and I kept blocking the narrow aisles while I stalled for mental (and inaccurate) conversions. I left, inexplicably, with four heav...
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Pomona Goes to Tokyo
Will Hunt, ’14 and Linguistics major, enjoys his time studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan!
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