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I chose to study abroad in Dubrovnik, because it\u2019s located in Europe, offered courses in my major (political science) and was a relatively small town\/university. I wanted to be able to travel around Europe, but not feel overwhelmed by a large city or large school. Dubrovnik\u00a0is an\u00a0old town that is covered in cobblestone and is surrounded by medieval walls that you are allowed to walk around on.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dubrovnik is on the Adriatic and has mountains behind it. The Old Town located within Dubrovnik is UNESCO protected, meaning it is a site of outstanding universal value.\u00a0 Its easy just to wander around the streets and alleys of the old town.\u00a0 No cars are allowed, its all pedestrian. A surprise within the city however, was its abundance of cats.\u00a0 There are cats everywhere! Walking to class it was common to see five cats along the walk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We were able to travel a lot during the semester.\u00a0 The program that I went with, API to Croatia, was wonderful. They took us on several trips.\u00a0 One was a day trip to Montenegro, another was a weekend trip to Split, Croatia, and then we had a full weekend in Rome.\u00a0 The program was very relaxed on these trips.\u00a0\u00a0 API would take us on guided cultural tours and then they allowed us to have free time to explore on our own.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Studying abroad made me become more independent and confident.\u00a0\u00a0I traveled with a group from the program to Spit and Mostar, which was fun, and I got to stay in a hostel for the first time. Then for ten days\u00a0I traveled\u00a0with a friend,\u00a0and\u00a0then on my own around nine days.\u00a0 Traveling with a group is easy because some of the people had studied abroad before and knew what to expect.\u00a0 Traveling with a friend was interesting because I ended up staying with his extended family at two of the places we visited.\u00a0 I was expecting it to be awkward, but it actually was amazing! His family were so inviting and nice, that I felt as though they were my own.\u00a0 When we were staying in hostels in different places it was so easy to start up a conversation with people in the lounge area or even with roommates.\u00a0 I traveled on my own for a week to Zagreb, Ljubljana, and Vienna.\u00a0 It was really scary at first, I had all of my luggage with me,\u00a0I was traveling without a data plan,\u00a0and I didn\u2019t speak the language (thankfully most people spoke English).\u00a0 While it was scary at first, and I had moments of uncertainty of being able to find buses and what not, I overall loved the experience.\u00a0 I stopped worrying so much about things like missing a bus and asking strangers for help and walking around a city alone.\u00a0 It became freeing to decide what I wanted to see in a city and when.\u00a0 I am happy that I traveled alone for a week because I know I can do things on my own. I want to travel more places in Europe and around the world now that I have studied abroad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica Wicker is majoring in Political Science (International Comparative Studies)<\/em>. She participated in an API program to Dubrovnik, Croatia in Fall 2018. Jessica had the following to say about her time abroad, \u201cYou learn so much through traveling, about yourself and the world. As long as you have the right attitude and make the most out of a situation, no matter how awful, studying abroad is going to be an amazing experience.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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