Stan State Study Abroad Podcast - Warriors Abroad

Come with us as we get to know the director of our Study Abroad Office a little more! In this episode, we have Brittany diving into her own study abroad experiences, her favorite parts of being an advisor, and how studying abroad can change your life. You don't want to miss out!

Welcome our guest Juliana! In this episode, she talks about her life after graduating Stan State and how her study abroad experience paved her academic career!

Charlene and Maximo participated in the summer 2024 Nursing Faculty Led program in Ecuador. In this episode they talk about their experience and how it impacted their view of the world and their profession.

Tune in to this months episode to learn more about our good friends over at the Writing Center! They have collaborated with us by hosting workshops for our prospective study abroad students helping them write scholarship and application essays!

Listen to how your Study Abroad Student Assistants talk about their experience and what they love most about their job!

We interviewed Michael before he went abroad, and after he came back from being abroad. Listen to this episode to hear his advice!

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Tune into this new episode to hear about Rin's time at Toyo University in Japan! From getting out of your comfort zone to exciting new experiences!

Tune into this episode to hear our special guest Eddie talk about more information about CSU IP. CSU IP is one of the programs we offer to study abroad through here at Stan State. Eddie goes over the application process, and more about what CSU IP does for our students!

Meet Carissa and Chance! In this episode, they talk about their experience in Wisconsin and Ireland:)

Tune in to hear about Elina's experience in Italy and how she was able to study abroad with her friend! Elina talks more about her living situation and classes!

Today's guest is from Tamkang University in Taiwan! Tune in to hear about Jou's experience here at Stan State and the differences between her home and host university!

Tune in to hear about one of our first students who studied abroad in Taiwan! Giselle talks about adapting Taiwanese culture, food, and lifestyle.

Todays guest, Gabriela did an online study abroad in Taiwan. Tune in to hear more about her experiences.

Listen to our students who traveled alongside professors to go to France! They are the first students to study abroad with this summer program in France. Listen to find out how it went!

This episode discusses how one of our Stan State's student has not been abroad yet. We talk more about the common feelings our home students feel and to overcome that. Tune in, hopefully this will convince YOU to study abroad!

Today's guests talks about her experience in Nagoya and how it was more affordable than Stan State, tune in!

Listen to this podcast to hear Dylan and our study abroad advisor Brittany share their experiences of when they traveled to Uruguay! Both individuals went at different time but can relate to each others stories. If you are interested in Uruguay check this out!

In today's episode, two friends talk about their experience studying abroad together in Spain. They share a multitude of their experiences such as finding housing to traveling and making friends. You don't want to miss hearing this!

Hello everyone! On today's episode, Antonia tells us about her experience on a winter session program in Alicante, Spain. Stay tuned to hear more about her experience!

Our newest episode features Azhar who was an international student and is now part of the staff here at Stan State! Azhar shares his experiences from both a student and staff perspective!

Join us as these three ladies talk about their experience here at Stan State. These ladies are from all over the world making them our International students. Grab a snack and tune in!

In this episode, our featured guest is staff from USAC. Chuck goes into depth about USAC and the special benefits they give to Stanislaus State study abroad students! Chuck is very passionate about what he does and wants students to study abroad. This is a really great episode for those interested in this program. Chuck give really informative details that some students may not be aware of. Be sure to listen to this and see if this program is for you!

In this podcast, Lina talks about her experience in South Africa and mentions things from making new friends to the educational system. Tune in!

Welcome Warriors to the first podcast of the 2023 year! We hope you find this podcast interesting as our two guest speakers speak about REVERSE culture shock. This is something everyone who has went abroad will experience. Enjoy!

Join us this week as Professor Zandarski fondly talks about her experience teaching in China with the USAC program. Professor Zandarski speaks about how her time in China changed her personal life and her teaching style. With USAC, Professor Zandarski was able to teach a course abroad along with a few Stanislaus students. She even traveled with a few of her family members as well! Listen to this episode to hear from a different perspective compared to our typical episodes!

Today's guests will talk about their study abroad experience, specifically their experience of obtaining their Visas and also their Alien Registration Card in South Korea. These three ladies went through the Exchange program. They were strangers but shortly became close friends with each other to study and travel in Korea together. Tune in to this podcast to hear about their experiences!

One of the most common questions, we're asked is how to go about teaching abroad. Many students are interested in teaching English in another country and past alumni have gone to teach abroad. In this episode, Patricia goes over her process before she goes to teach abroad in South Korea. Patricia studied abroad in South Korea, but now she plans to return as a teacher.

This month's episode covers Social Work students from Stan State experiencing studying abroad with the Faculty LED program in Accra, Ghana. This program allows students to study abroad along with their faculty from campus. Britney goes over her experience abroad as the student assistant, all she has learned and her experience as an assistant abroad.

This month's episode covers nursing students from Stan State experiencing studying abroad with the Faculty LED program in Ecuador. This program allows students to study abroad along with their faculty from campus. Elissa and Alexis go over their experience abroad, all they have learned and how their class was different abroad than on campus.

As a study abroad student, you get to learn a lot of different skills abroad that you get to use back in your home country. In this month's podcast Seth goes over all the things he has learned abroad in Norway and how he was used his knowledge after coming back and even after graduating Stan State.

This month's podcast covers budgeting and scholarship by one of our alumni Clarissa Gutierrez who talks about her experience studying abroad in another country for the first time. She goes over how she handled her budgeting, the scholarships she applied for and got, and some tips for those who plan on studying abroad.

As a study abroad student, you learn a bunch of skills abroad that you get to use them in your home country after coming back. This podcast goes over all the skills Natalie Hutchinson learned abroad in Italy and how she has been able to use them home. As well as how studying abroad has affected her career life within the years.

This month's episode was dedicated to culture shock in different areas of the world along with Luz Segura, Lizet Martinez, and Mireya Rojas-Marquez who discuss their culture shock abroad. Enjoy!

This podcast is about students who have studied abroad that have spent many American holidays in different countries as well as holidays from their host countries.

Clarissa is currently studying abroad in Chung-Ang, Korea, and she shares with us how she is currently adapting to the location while exploring around the city. She is also loving the food and is getting familiar to the culture.

Daisi Morales is abroad! Currently studying in Alicante, Spain living her best life along with enjoying the warm beaches, exploring the city/other places around it and learning culture/language.

This episode is an information session on the Nursing Faculty-Led Program in Ecuador.

One of students biggest concerns is funding not just college, but their Study Abroad experience as well. The thing is, students don't always realize how many resources are out there to assist them with paying to study abroad in another country or location. Every program offered at our university is different and students are able to use some or all financial aid depending on the program. There are also many scholarships offered to students. Yolanda Alcaraz, Stan State's Financial Aid Advisor works with students who are going to study abroad. She is here today to discuss more about financial aid and scholarships, and answer some of students most asked questions.

Being the first in a family to attend college comes with its challenges. First generation college students often struggle with applying for and completing college. Many lack knowledge and guidance and it makes them feel like they do not fit into their college community. Because of this, most first generation college students do not study abroad, or even consider it. In this podcast, our guest host, Lissett De La Cruz, who is a first gen student, discusses the typical experience of a first gen student. De La Cruz interviews first gen Stan State Alumni Lizz Zafra, and Sandra Luna. Together, they discuss students biggest fears and concerns, but also discuss how they over came barriers that had prevented them from study abroad.

People love food! A major reason why people travel all over the world is to try new and different foods. Being a culinary tourist by exploring the traditional foods and flavors of the countries you visit is one of the best parts of traveling. It's also one of the best ways to get to know the country that you are in. Because of this, we decided to do a Foodies Podcast. Sandra, the host interviewed two people who both studied abroad in completely different countries. Mi'Shaye Venerable studied abroad in India and Brittany Fentress studied abroad in China, England, and Spain. Together, they answered some questions we thought students would want to hear. Tune in to listen to what they had to say.

CSU Stanislaus's male students represent about 35-40% of the student population. Every year, only about 30% of the students who study abroad are male. In an effort to understand the male study abroad experience, we interviewed two male students who have both studied abroad. Brothers Julian and Lorenzo Carrera both studied abroad in Spain. They both shared the reasons why they wanted to study abroad and spoke about their experience in their host country. Additionally, Julian and Lorenzo discussed why they think male students are less likely to study abroad than female students. Tune in to listen to what they had to say!

While in college, students who love to travel and experience new cultures have the ability to study abroad in another country. What happens after you graduate? New graduates can sign up to be volunteers in the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps is a hands-on approach to service that let's people volunteer to serve those in need. People can serve in over 60 countries! This is a great way for those who are eager to improve the world to help others before going to grad school or searching for permanent employment. Tune in to listen to J'ana Diamond (China) and Rachel Gutfreund (Benin) talk about their experience in the Peace Corps on this episode of Warriors Abroad hosted by Brittany Fentress.

Covid-19 first began began spreading around the world during January of 2020. Around that same time, Stan State had over 2 dozen students depart for their host countries. As February and March went on, things progressively got worse. Eventually the American government advised Americans to fly back, or risk being stranded in another country for an unknown amount of time. Claudia Mendoza (Spain) and Nathaniel Heisler (Costa Rica) are the guest speakers in this episode and they share what their experience was like to be abroad during the development of Covid-19 and they also share their views on studying abroad after their own experience was cut short.

This month's Podcast covers Friendships abroad. Friendships that are made during a study abroad session are very special. Its very common for students to make friends for life, so we thought we'd discuss this in episode 2. Study abroad alumni Dalena Dunn (South Korea) and Savannah King (Italy) talked about their experience making friends abroad. Subscribe to hear more from Warriors Abroad.

This month's Podcast covers Language Barriers. Study abroad alumni Seth Trovao (Norway) and Sarahi Meza-Gutierrez (South Korea) talk about their experience studying abroad in a country where they don't speak the native language. They go over the pros and cons and even share language mishaps that are both funny and cringe worthy. Subscribe to hear more the first of every month.

Hello, This is the trailer for Stan State's study abroad podcast titled Warriors Abroad. Every episode will cover important topics that builds critical knowledge for anyone who is planning to study abroad in the near future, or for anyone who just likes to travel. The host and guest speakers will cover topics such as financing your trip, culture shock, and friendships abroad, among other things. We'll even share funny stories from our trips abroad to hopefully give you the travel bug. Warriors abroad will air the first of every month, we can't wait for you to hear it. - Brittany Fentress (Director of Study Abroad) and Sandra Luna (Study Abroad Ambassador)