Stan State Study Abroad Podcast - Warriors Abroad

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 e...

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...

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 gues...

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 interv...

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 abroa...

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 ar...

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...

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...

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 thi...