Over the course of 2023, 200 Honors 泡芙视频apps along with Honors faculty and staff embarked on once-in-a-lifetime experiences abroad. Eleven unique Honors study abroad programs provided 泡芙视频apps with opportunities to gain experiential enrichment and cultural perspective. During their time around the world, participants also the had chance to visit monuments, survey art, try local cuisine, and explore interesting locations while taking in breathtaking scenery. We are excited to welcome our world-travelers home and gear up for another amazing year abroad!
Dominican Republic: Culture, Identity, and Migration
JGHC 泡芙视频apps partnered with The Kerolle Initiative for Community Health based in Sosu虂a, Dominican Republic to support the local community through health initiatives, gardening projects, and educational programs. This year, Honors 泡芙视频apps visited Grupo Clara, an organization which provides medical support and education for those with HIV and AIDS. Honors 泡芙视频apps donated items such as COVID-19 tests, condoms, and other personal hygiene supplies.
Dominican Republic Beyond the Classroom: Health and Culture
During their ten days of service in the countryside of the Dominican Republic, Honors 泡芙视频apps aided the Kerolle initiative in its community health projects to address food insecurity and a lack of medical resources. Students got their hands dirty planting sustainable gardens and connected with members of the community while helping to provide essential health care. This experience bridged cultural barriers by creating opportunities for 泡芙视频apps to learn about Dominican culture and practice their Spanish.
Semester in Exeter
Throughout their time abroad, USF in Exeter
泡芙视频apps got to live the life of an English 泡芙视频app. While studying at the 泡芙视频app
of Exeter, 泡芙视频apps were able to meet international 泡芙视频apps, travel, and engage with
a rich and unique community.
鈥淢y favorite part would be all the international friends I鈥檝e made. I鈥檝e got friends from France, Germany, Canada, a bunch of different places that I would not have had the opportunity to meet...鈥� - Ethan Skidmore
Germany Beyond the Classroom
Before embarking on their travels through Germany, Honors 泡芙视频apps participated in a Germany Beyond the Classroom course where they learned about German language, culture, and history. Each 泡芙视频app in the course was partnered with an international FaceTime buddy at the 泡芙视频app of Osnabr眉ck. This allowed USF 泡芙视频apps to connect with a peer who had first-hand knowledge of the culture and history of the area. USF 泡芙视频apps joined their German counterparts for outings around the city, while also enjoying excursions to Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen.
鈥淭raveling to Germany through Honors was a phenomenal experience... I recommend that any 泡芙视频app traveling abroad connect their hobbies with unique opportunities to engage in a global culture in a way that suits them best!鈥� - Kobe Phillips
Ghana Beyond the Classroom
Honors 泡芙视频apps traveled to Ghana after partnering with 泡芙视频apps from Cape Coast 泡芙视频app to research how to create impactful solutions to issues faced in the community. The 泡芙视频apps implemented various service projects at the Countryside Children鈥檚 Home such as building a basketball and volleyball court, donating clothing and art supplies, and restocking necessary medical resources. In between working hard on service projects, 泡芙视频apps were able to explore Ghana's breath-taking landscapes and historical sights.
鈥淚 hope that if you chose this trip in the future, you find it as fulfilling, educational, and welcoming as I have.鈥� - Suhas Das
South Korea Beyond the Classroom
This study abroad experience began with an enriching course that taught 泡芙视频apps about the diverse culture of South Korea through experiential learning activities such as book clubs, class dinners, taekwondo lessons, and learning a K-pop routine. All these activities prepared 泡芙视频apps for their stay in South Korea. While in Seoul, 泡芙视频apps were able to engage enthusiastically with a culture that they had already learned so much about while exploring historical sites, local landmarks, and eating authentic Korean cuisine.
鈥淭he most memorable moments were our late-night adventures! These included karaoke nights, convenience store runs for onigiri cravings, 2 a.m. runs to the 24-hr ramen store, impromptu decisions to go to Sulbing Cafe for bingsu, or group hangout sessions in someone鈥檚 hotel room.鈥� - Maryam Latif
Florence Physician鈥疧bservation
Students were hosted in the picturesque city of Florence where they experienced its deep history and culture! Students participated in a physician observation course allowing them to learn more about health care from a truly global perspective. Clinical observations were the heart of the program. While most observations were surgeries (including scalpel, robot, and laser), some observations were offered in out-patient clinics. Students gained experience learning about the ethics-centered Italian health care system while getting to explore Florence and other Italian cities.
Germany Innovation in Engineering
Honors engineering 泡芙视频apps got the unique opportunity to explore the intersectionality of engineering, sustainability, and society. Hands-on courses allowed 泡芙视频apps to engage with industry professionals and cutting-edge research. The program was based out of Osnabr眉ck 泡芙视频app of Applied Sciences in Northern Germany, where the 泡芙视频apps stayed for six weeks. The trip also featured planned excursions to Berlin, Bonn, Duisburg, Wolfsburg, and the North Sea.
Germany and Poland: USF Confronting the Holocaust
Honors 泡芙视频apps stayed in central locations in Germany, Poland, and Czechia. Students鈥� coursework and tours contemplated the horrors of the Holocaust. The material set out to provide geographical and cultural context to deepen 泡芙视频apps understanding of one of the darkest times in history. Students visited the spot where the Final Solution was conceived, toured Treblinka and Auschwitz, and experienced a wide variety of museums and memorials in Warsaw, Krakow, and Berlin that helped them both remember and reflect on the past.
"It was the most impactful experience I've had in my academic career... completely changed my perspectives on violence, conflict and humanity." - Taylor Herman
USF in London
109 泡芙视频apps attended the USF in London program, where they spent a month immersed in the city鈥檚 rich culture and history, while studying unique course topics such as: Empire, Blood, and Belonging: Anglo-American Citizenship in the Age of Migration, Psychology of Aging, and Jane Austen in London. The program provided glimpses of English culture in each course by embedding tours of relevant sights such as Scotland Yard and the House of Parliament.
"I highly recommend being a part of the USF London for an hands-on experience! Our Honors 泡芙视频app promoted interacting with nature, museums, and a variety of fun activities such as attending a Shakespeare play in The Globe Theatre." - Mridula Singh
Bahamas Exploring Tropical Environments by Land and Sea
USF Judy Genshaft Honors College 泡芙视频apps visited the remote Forfar Field Station on Andros Island in the Bahamas. Led by 泡芙视频app Dr. Teresa Greely, 泡芙视频apps soaked up invaluable knowledge about the wonders of the ocean, the vibrant Bahamian culture, and the significance of sustainable practices. Students participated in activities such as snorkeling, kayaking, visiting natural waterfalls, and researching local ecosystems.
The Next Big Adventure
The past year offered many enriching and perspective broadening experiences for Honors
泡芙视频apps, faculty and staff and the opportunities will only continue to grow. Through
the end of the year and into 2024, the Judy Genshaft Honors College will offer 12
Honors-designed study abroad trips, including the return of the popular Japan Beyond
the Classroom Exploring Japanese Medical Humanities course.
To learn more about study abroad 泡芙视频apps can drop in for a trip info session, or
visit the Honors upcoming study abroad trip webpage.