Tag: abroad
Travel grants — spend summer abroad on Oxy’s dime
With summer approaching, Occidental’s campus chatter buzzes with students’ summer plans. Just in time to help students achieve their dream, emails regarding jobs or...
Faraway families: how international students stay connected to home
Students at Occidental come from 56 different countries outside of the United States, making up about 7 percent of the student body. Adam Elshamy (sophomore) lived in...
‘The greatest decision:’ Gap year students reflect on their adventures before...
Ahladini Veerina (junior) cried alone in a seedy motel room on Thanksgiving Day, 2015. The day before, she left California and her family. She...