Quicklinks: Home | Scholarships | How to Apply | Resources | Blog Satisfy your degree requirements by taking Study Abroad courses at St. Petersburg College. Study Abroad courses will earn you the same credit as a traditional course, with the added benefit of traveling abroad with your SPC professor and classmates. Below is a list of … Continue reading Study Abroad Courses Available at St. Petersburg College
Quicklinks: Home | Scholarships | How to Apply | Resources | Blog Did you know that as an SPC student you are able to participate in additional study abroad opportunities than those offered just by SPC? So if you don’t see the study abroad program you were looking for among those listed on the SPC … Continue reading Additional Study Abroad Opportunities Available for SPC Students
St. Petersburg College invites you to participate on 2018 Honduras Study Abroad program. Join professors Sara Brzezinski and Jim Wallis on this inaugural interdisciplinary study abroad program in Central America. Ready to participate or want to learn more? Click here. Eligibility: In order to participate in an SPC study abroad program, students must be in good … Continue reading Now Taking Applications for the 2018 Honduras Study Abroad Program through St. Petersburg College
Today was an extraordinary day. Our group met in the Plaza Major and walked to the New Cathedral where we gained access to an amazing tour that took us to the top of the cathedral, around the gallery at the clerestory level and then up through the tower to the top bell chamber. At each … Continue reading Another Extraordinary Day on the SPC Spain Study Abroad Program!
Today was an extraordinary day in Salamanca. Our group met in the Plaza Major and walked to the New Cathedral where we gained access to an amazing tour that took us to the top of the cathedral, around the gallery at the clerestory level and then up through the tower to the top bell chamber. … Continue reading An extraordinary day in Salamanca on our SPC Study Abroad Program
As a student who had never done a study abroad program before, but always wanted to, St Petersburg College really came through for me when I was awarded a study abroad scholarship. The scholarship helped fund my trip to Thailand to work with elephants at a wild life sanctuary. It was a trip that I … Continue reading Receiving an SPC Study Abroad Scholarship Allowed Me to Study Abroad
June 11th 2017 was the most amazing day as I arrived in Madrid, Spain for the Spain 2017 Study Abroad program with SPC. The day I have been waiting for finally arrived. I found myself surrounded by the beautiful language of Spain! I was full of excitement, joy and eagerness to learn about this beautiful … Continue reading The SPC Spain 2017 Study Abroad Program Begins!
The first week I was volunteering in Thailand I was lucky enough to volunteer with the wildlife group; this includes, but is not limited to, gibbons, bears, otters, deer, hogs, iguanas, and many others that my brain cant comprehend. There were so many to take care of that there were roughly 30-40 volunteers just feeding … Continue reading Feeding and Observing the Adorable Bears in Thailand
I thought it would be nice to touch on some of the domestic animals experiences that I had while in Thailand. Let me preface by saying that, as a predominantly Buddhist country, Thailand’s view of animal care is much different from ours, as a whole. As expected, Thai people have a strong respect for animals. … Continue reading SPC Study Abroad Students Building Bonds with the Domestic Animals of WFFT
One of my favorite tasks I did while in Thailand was walking elephants. Only certain elephants got to have walks periodically throughout the day. I was lucky enough to walk 2 of those elephants in one day! We would prepare for our walks by chopping up a variety of fruits such as pineapple, watermelon, and … Continue reading Walking elephants on my SPC Study Abroad experience