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Brisbane, Australia with Alisha Burch
Abroaden Your Horizons
Chapters
1:09
How Alisha came upon Study Abroad
1:38
Being a LEAD scholar and resources for scholarships
2:56
Why a Summer program?
3:44
What were some of your goals for your Summer program?
4:35
What were some things you wish you knew before going abroad?
6:52
What are some takeaways from your abroad experience?
8:36
What were some things you missed when you were away from the U.S., and vice versa?
12:59
Identity Abroad
15:49
Being the only SCU student abroad
20:30
Gilman Scholarship Questions
30:37
API Internship Experience
34:48
Career Path
37:22
Returnee Life
38:23
Closing Thoughts
Abroaden Your Horizons
Brisbane, Australia with Alisha Burch
Apr 26, 2023
Season 3
Episode 3
SCU Study Abroad
In this episode of Abroaden Your Horizons, we talk with SCU student and Chemistry major, Alisha Burch, about her summer internship abroad in Brisbane, Australia through API Abroad. We discuss how her internship abroad enriched her academic and professional goals, as well as how it has helped her future career plans. We also chatted about identity abroad, being a Gilman Award recipient and LEAD scholar, and the cultural transitions she experienced in Australia.
