This experience has truly been the best experience of my life, and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity made possible through this scholarship. Over the past few months, I have not only explored a new part of the world, but I have also gained a deeper understanding of myself and the people around me….

One of the most meaningful moments from my time abroad didn’t happen during a big trip or at a famous landmark—it happened during a quiet dinner I planned for myself at sunset. It was one of my last nights alone in Barcelona before my family came to visit, and what seemed like a simple plan…

One aspect of my host country’s culture that I have found challenging to adapt to is the way instructions and expectations are communicated in the classroom. In many of my classes, professors tend to give open-ended assignments and do not always provide very direct or detailed instructions about what they expect. Compared to the academic…

This semester has been one of the most academically challenging and rewarding experiences I’ve had so far. I am currently taking International Finance, International Marketing, Corporate Finance, Strategic Brand Management, and Art and Gender in Contemporary Spain. Although I am not completing an internship right now, my course load feels very connected to the real…

Hola! I am Celia from Scranton, Pennsylvania. I am in my second year at Pitt and am studying at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. I am a Marketing and Global Management major, with a minor in Spanish. This international program runs from early January until mid-March. I am taking five classes (Strategic Brand Management,…