As my study abroad trip to Brazil came to an end, I was filled with a lot of different emotions – I was both happy to be going home and also sad that my time in a new and exciting country was ending. The biggest surprises that came out of this experience were the richness…

Before coming to Brazil, I thought about some of the challenges I would face in the new country that would be different to the social and cultural norms I was used to in the United States. As a foreign traveler in a new place, I knew it was vital to be open-minded when it came…

Hi! I’m Gabi Fernandes, a rising junior in the Swanson School of Engineering. I am majoring in chemical engineering and computer science and I’m getting a minor in chemistry. I am from the Philadelphia area (the suburb of West Chester, to be specific) so my commute to Pitt is about 5 hours. As a chemical…