Hola and こんにちは (Konnichiwa) Come Study Abroad with Us!
- Author
- UAlbany Podcast Team
- Published
- Mon 25 Sep 2023
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ualbanypodcastteam/episodes/Hola-and--Konnichiwa-Come-Study-Abroad-with-Us-e29nm4k
Season 5: Episode 1
Title: Hola and こんにちは (Konnichiwa) Come
Study Abroad with Us!
In this episode, UAlbany students Casey Navin, Sophia Smith and Bianca Zazzarini-Leon discuss their studying abroad experiences. Casey, Sophia and Bianca discuss how they prepared for their new adventure, which includes preparing before, during and after study abroad and the anxieties and worries that came with this new journey. Each of the storytellers discuss how they handled finances, culture shocks, and the education systems in their respective countries. These culturally immersive experiences have broadened and shaped news perspectives that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Warning Explicit Language
:00 Introduction
:17 Find out where we studied abroad!
2:06 The smoothest study abroad process
6:25 Sophia’s money exchange process
7:42 Sophia’s living situation
8:20 Casey’s financial process
9:22 How we each dealt with our
finances
10:51 They’re all called pesos but they’re different pesos
11:10 How all 3 of us prepared
for our new adventure
21:12 Experience the cultures we
did!
38:51 Our education in different cultures
46:09 Language ideology against Dominicans
47:30 Saying our goodbye’s
54:39 Our favorite memories
Contributors:
Casey Navin (StoryTeller), Sophia Smith (StoryTeller/Host), Bianca Zazzarini-León (StoryTeller/Marketing) Ryan Pare (Host, Editor), Carmen Serrano (Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 5, Episode 1 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks
to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.
Email Carmen
Serrano: [email protected]
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