Study Abroad Student Spotlights

Hi! I’m Linden and I did the Spring 2024 term abroad with the CET at FAMU program. I studied filmmaking on 16mm and 35mm, and I am so grateful for the experience. I learned a lot about filmmaking, but also about being open to new experiences, making friends, and about Czech culture. My favorite part of the program was the exceptional mentorship from filmmakers actively working in the industry and the chance to connect with students at other colleges who are also young filmmakers. I am very passionate about creative work and analog film, and I would love to connect with anyone interested in learning about these things! "

Hi all! My name is Owen and I did a semester abroad in China with Middlebury in Beijing on a Yale Light Fellowship. I had an incredible experience exploring Beijing and China more broadly -- there is so much to see there! I went abroad primarily to develop my Mandarin language skills, which I was able to do thanks to Middlebury in Beijing's quality language education and its emphasis on language immersion. I'd love to chat about Middlebury in Beijing, studying abroad as an American in China, the Light Fellowship, returning to Yale after a semester abroad, or studying abroad in general."

Hi, I’m Chloe! I studied abroad in Vienna in Spring 2025, where I interned at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), took classes in Austrian history, global affairs, and advanced German, and got to travel around Europe on the weekends. I would love to connect, tell you more about my experience, and answer any questions that you have!"

Hi! My name is Alyssa, and I studied abroad on a travel-intensive program to Greece, Denmark, and Sweden with College Year in Athens and DIS Scandinavia. For four-weeks, I traveled across northern and southern Europe, comparing effects of addiction and drinking culture as impacted by cultural norms, all analyzed through a biopsychosocial model. My favorite part of the program was hearing from the experiences of people who formerly had addictions and how they overcame them. I'm happy to answer any questions about this program, travel-intensive programs generally, studying abroad as a student from a rural background, or anything else!"

Hey! My name is Brooklyn Brauner, and I studied abroad through the School for International Training (SIT) Honors Program! A cohort of twenty-two other students and I spent a month each in Buenos Aires, Barcelona, and Cape Town, learning about the complex political and social histories of each city. The program is driven by local actors, and although traveling faculty accompany you in each country, the majority of your learning comes from local NGOs, political leaders, activists, and families. I greatly enjoyed working with my friends to prepare a comparative capstone project at the end of our semester abroad, synthesizing all we’d learned across the three beautiful places. However, my favorite part of the program was exploring so many different cultures, foods, traditions, and sights. SIT IHP is truly an incredible program. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!"

Hi! My name is Janae-Rose, and I spent my junior spring studying in São Paulo Brazil. I direct enrolled at University of São Paulo and took courses in the school of Humanities and Social Sciences. My classes related to my studies in Comparative Literature and Education Studies at Yale, to learn about similar topics from a new perspective. I loved being the only student from the U.S. in my cohort and diving into daily life in São Paulo. Feel free to reach out with questions about study abroad in Brazil, especially São Paulo."