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Nevaeh King studied abroad on the Panama: Through the Lens of AgriCulture, Sustainability and Diversity during winter break 2023.

My experience was made memorable by getting to experience a new culture and learning about the culture through the lens of a local Panamanian. My favorite memory from the trip was going to the children’s school and making arts and crafts Christmas presents with them for their families.

It was important for me to go abroad because it gives me the opportunity to understand the world more and how different cultures interact with each other.

Second-year Cordelia Van der Veer attended the United Nations Climate Change COP 28 conference in Dubai UAE in 2023.

My education abroad experience was memorable because it was student-driven! Our trip to Dubai was the first time Ohio State had taken students to the U.N. Climate Summit, so students played an important part in shaping the program. When we were in Dubai, we decided what events and opportunities were most important to us.

Ariana Gill is a junior studying animal science and religious studies. She traveled abroad to Ireland as part of the Human and Animal Interactions program over winter break 2023.

What made my education abroad fun was how I got to be involved in a program that is aligned with my major. I am an animal science major and animals are my biggest passion, so going Ireland to not only experience another country but to visit some animals and learn about their ways of caring for them was very cool and something I will remember for the rest of my life. 

Heather Schwab is a junior studying chemical engineering with a minor in humanitarian engineering. She studied abroad in Guyana on the Humanitarian Engineering and Culture in Guyana program during winter break 2023. 

Acacia Rhodes is a second-year Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife major specializing in wildlife conservation with a minor in Spanish. Acacia studied abroad on the Panama:Through the Lens of AgriCulture, Sustainability and Diversity program during winter break 2023.

Emma Salle is a sophomore studying animal sciences. She traveled abroad to Ireland on the Human and Animal Interactions program during winter break 2023.

The group of students along with the faculty advisors made the trip a fun and memorable experience. Everyone was so passionate about the trip and excited for every activity that we did. This made every activity and every bus ride fun no matter what we were doing.

Senior Regina Loayza is an environmental policy and decision making major with a minor in a Andean and Amazonian studies. She traveled abroad Panama: Through the Lens of AgriCulture, Sustainability and Diversity during winter break 2023.

Tatum Pencek is a doctoral student studying veterinary medicine who studied abroad in Thailand on the International Veterinary Medicine Experience in Thailand during winter break 2023.

Lillian Kennedy is a sophomore studying animal bioscience. She traveled abroad on the Human and Animal Interactions program in Ireland during winter break 2023.

Aerin Krebs studied abroad through the Humanitarian Engineering and Culture in Guyana program during winter break 2023.

My education abroad class opened my eyes to the possibility of using my degree for humanitarian work. I learned a lot about human-centered design and what it means to include your stakeholders in development. The class was extremely memorable, as it was my first engineering course that was all women. We had a lot of fun exploring the blended cultures of Guyana through dance, music, art, sports and, most importantly, food.