Caroline Tegeler ’16, who now works for El Nomad in Ecuador, recently interviewed Alisa Johnson about “putting your abroad experience into action”. Alisa is the Director of the Career Center, College and Student Advancement here at Colby.
Read the interview here: “Ask an Expert: How to Get Hired for Studying Abroad”
Grace Baldwin ’17
Majors: Government and Global Studies
CIEE Study Abroad in Amsterdam-Social Sciences
Fall 2015
Amsterdam, oh Amsterdam. How I miss you so much!
I’ve officially been back at Colby for a little over a month now after studying abroad last semester with CIEE in Amsterdam and spending JanPlan in Italy. The transition back to Mayflower Hill has been exhausting, but I think I’m finally starting to get back into the groove of Colby life. Continue reading “Good or Bad, Study Abroad Changes You for the Better”
Carli R. Jaff ‘16
Major(s): American Studies / Educational Studies: Schools,Society, and Culture
CIEE- Seville- Teaching Development, Spain, Spring 2015
I was extremely nervous before I went abroad– I almost didn’t go. And there were some days while I was in Spain that I thought I shouldn’t have gone abroad. I didn’t think I could leave my comfort zone for 4 months and start completely anew. And maybe I was right– maybe abroad wasn’t for me. I didn’t have the crazy, life-changing experience that everyone talks about, but abroad did change me. Continue reading “I didn’t have the crazy, life-changing experience that everyone talks about, but abroad did change me by Carli Jaff ‘16”
On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, over eighty members of the Colby community including students, faculty, and staff gathered to share good food and stories about their study abroad experiences and welcome seniors returning from study abroad back to Colby.
