study abroad

My UCDC Experience

September 1, 2026

As someone plagued by chronic and irrational indecisiveness, I’ve found that my best decisions are often the ones I put the least thought into. I decided to apply to the UCDC program just a week before the deadline, and it ended up being one of my best and most impactful choices to date. Now, several months after completing the program, I remain grateful for the love and growth my semester away from Berkeley afforded me. It is where I saw snow fall for the first time, worked down the hall from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (who I occasionally ran into while getting...

Found my Soul in Seoul! - My Study Abroad Experience

August 20, 2026

When writing this blog post, it will have been almost two weeks since I returned from South Korea to the United States after my study abroad program. I am currently still in the mourning stage and processing what I can confidently say was the best summer of my entire life.

Ever since I became familiar with college, studying abroad has always been a dream of mine. Yet during my time at Berkeley, I found myself holding back from making this dream a reality for many reasons. I thought about costly responsibilities, the long process of actually...