Despite spending only 10 days in Bolivia, I can confidently say that my first study abroad experience will forever be a core memory for me. Traveling without my family to a country I had little background knowledge about was daunting, but the scope of culture, experiences, and learning opportunities Bolivia had to offer made my…
Author: Rishika Bhati
Hello! I'm Rishika Bhati from Allentown, PA and I'm an incoming sophomore in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the Frederick Honors College. I plan to graduate in Fall 2027 with a degree in Biological Sciences and hope to proceed to medical school.
Bolivian Street Protests
When I arrived in Cochabamba, Bolivia, one of the first things that I was told by a program coordinator was that we were going to see streets filled with trash on the bus ride home. What I didn’t know coming to Bolivia was that its acts of activism and protest are great in number and…
¡Adiós Pitt y Hola Bolivia!
When I remembered that the Arts & Sciences First Year Global Program sign-up deadline was in a couple of days, I decided to apply on a whim, excited by the idea of being part of the first group of people in this program. As I looked through the location options, I saw that the group…