Today we arrived in Costa Rica. We landed in San Jose around 1:15pm central time. Immediately upon stepping outside of the airport, I realized how different our home is from here. The backdrop is nothing but mountains full of lush forests. Driving the 5 hours from the airport to our destination in Playa Blanca on … Continue reading The Start of our Study Abroad Journey in Costra Rica by Michelle McKonly
Day 1: Our day started EARLY as we all met in the Tampa Airport. Even though we were tired, everyone was very excited to finally get our trip started. We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica at about 1:00pm. This was my first experience with customs. We were all given customs forms on the plane … Continue reading Arriving in Costa Rica! by Nicole Fahringer
In an effort to increase educational exchange opportunities in the Western Hemisphere President Obama has launched a new website called 100,000 Strong in the Americas. The goal is to build strong relations with different countries through student exchange programs. On the website students will be able to browse various resources that will assist them in … Continue reading U.S. Department of State Unveils 100,000 Strong in the Americas Website by Anna Faiola
Get immersed in Chinese art and culture without having to catch a flight! See what young artists in China are doing at the My Generation exhibition at the Tampa Museum of Art, June 7-September 28, 2014. In this first-ever U.S. exhibition focusing solely on post-Mao artists, My Generation explores how China’s mega-development has impacted its … Continue reading A Fresh Look at China – My Generation Exhibition of Young Chinese Artists by Anna Faiola
The Center for International programs is extremely proud of the achievements made by SPC’s international students. Three of these exceptional students received recognition recently at the Clearwater Campus Award Ceremony on April 30, 2014. Angela Cole, international student adviser and Designated School Official for the Clearwater Campus, presented this year’s Varon Scholarship to awardees Mayra Mugartegui … Continue reading Award-Winning International Students! by Mary Lancaster
G’day Mate! It has been a life-long dream of mine to go to Australia. I was given the opportunity to visit Australia this past summer. It was all that I thought it would be, and so much more. With that said, I thought how wonderful it would be to take a group of students to … Continue reading Study Abroad in Australia and New Zealand – Summer 2015 by Dawn Joyce
Hear Rwandan Genocide Survivor Clemantine Wamariya tell her story. More… When: 4/30/2014 Where: Florida Holocaust Museum Event Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm For more information: http://www.flholocaustmuseum.org/
Are you looking for an internship? Dream Careers can help! Applications for summer internships in Hong Kong and domestic programs are open until May 1st; fall and spring application is ongoing. The Dream Careers program is structured just like a study abroad experience, however students work in guaranteed, full-time, unpaid internships for academic credit. Some of the … Continue reading Summer Internships Abroad by Anna Faiola
Interested in learning Chinese in a simple and fun way? The “Crazy Fresh Chinese” program may be the kick-start you’ve been waiting for! The “Crazy Fresh Chinese” is the platform that was recently launched by a young American woman, Jessica Beinecke, to teach Chinese slang to American students with thirty second long videos. This fun … Continue reading Crazy Fresh Chinese: Learn Chinese the FUN way! by Anna Faiola
Without the help of a scholarship from SPC or my loving family, I would have never dreamed of traveling to Greece at this point in my life. Grateful and overwhelmed, I don’t know how to start preparing for an adventure of a lifetime. Today’s date reads April 24th, 2014. That means there are exactly two … Continue reading Packing My Adventure Boots: A Pre-Trip Reflection by Maria Patatoukos